Fees payable in respect of gas safety functions15
1
A fee shall be payable to the Executive by the person referred to in column 2 of Schedule 12 for the performance by the Executive of such functions conferred on the Executive as are specified in column 1 of that Schedule.
2
A fee shall be payable to the Executive by a person conveying gas who has prepared a safety case pursuant to the 1997 Regulations or by a network emergency co-ordinator for the performance by or on behalf of the Executive, or by an inspector appointed by it, of any function conferred on the Executive or the inspector by the 1978 Order which relates to the enforcement of any of the relevant statutory provisions against –
a
that person in relation to the network to which the safety case relates; and
b
a contractor in relation to work carried out by him on or in connection with that network,
insofar as such enforcement is for the purpose of protecting persons from risks arising from the manner in which gas is conveyed or used.
3
In this regulation, regulation 16 and Schedule 12, “the 1997 Regulations” means the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199722 and “network”, “network emergency co-ordinator” and “safety case” have the same meanings as in the 1997 Regulations.