Power to charge a fee and discounts
30.—(1) Subject to regulations 31 and 32, a Permit Authority may charge a fee in respect of each of the following —
(a)the issue of a permit;
(b)an application for a permit, where the permit scheme requires a provisional advance authorisation to be obtained as part of that application; and
(c)each occasion on which there is a variation of a permit or the conditions attached to a permit.
(2) In a case where the permit scheme allows for different fees to be paid for different specified works the scheme must set out the range of fees that may be charged and the criteria which are to be taken into account in determining how the fee applicable in an individual case is identified from that range.
(3) A permit scheme must include provision as to the circumstances in which fees may be discounted, and such provision may include —
(i)the discount applicable in a specific circumstance; or
(ii)the range of discounts which may be applicable in that circumstance and the criteria which are to be taken into account in determining how the discount applicable in an individual case is identified from that range.
(4) The maximum fee which may be charged in respect of the issue of a permit is £240.
(5) The maximum fee which may be charged in respect of an application for a permit is £105.
(6) The maximum fee which may be charged in respect of each occasion on which there is a variation of a permit or a condition attached to a permit is £45.