3.—(1) A fee is payable in respect of—
(a)each submission made to the Secretary of State under regulation 18(1) of the 2016 Regulations (submission of ingredients and emissions information relating to a tobacco product); and
(b)each notification submitted to the Secretary of State under regulation 22 of the 2016 Regulations (notification of a novel tobacco product).
(2) Where a producer submits a notification in accordance with regulation 22 of the 2016 Regulations, and at the same time submits information in accordance with regulation 18(1) of those Regulations in relation to the same product, only one fee is payable.
[F1(2A) In addition, only one fee is payable where—
(a)a producer—
(i)submits information in accordance with regulation 18(1) of the 2016 Regulations relating to the supply of a tobacco product in one of the relevant areas, and
(ii)submits information in accordance with that provision relating to the supply of the same tobacco product in the other relevant area;
(b)a producer—
(i)submits a notification in accordance with regulation 22 of the 2016 Regulations relating to the supply of a novel tobacco product in one of the relevant areas, and
(ii)submits a notification in accordance with that provision relating to the supply of the same novel tobacco product in the other relevant area.]
(3) Where the information is submitted in relation to cigarettes, hand rolling tobacco, or a novel tobacco product, the amount of the fee payable is £200, except where the submission under regulation 18(1) is made pursuant to regulation 18(3) of the 2016 Regulations (submission of information relating to a modified product), in which case the amount is £100.
(4) Where the information is submitted in relation to a product other than those referred to in paragraph (3), the amount of the fee payable is £100, except where the submission under regulation 18(1) is made pursuant to regulation 18(3) the 2016 Regulations (submission of information relating to a modified product), in which case the amount is £50.
(5) The fee is payable on invoice and by the date specified therein.
(6) The fee is payable by the person who submitted the information and is payable to the Secretary of State.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 3(2A) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1316), regs. 1(2), 7(4)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 3 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(1)