SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 13 Amendments of Hazardous Substances Legislation
Part I England and Wales
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Before section 27 there shall be inserted the following section—
26A Fees for consent applications.
1
Provision may be made by regulations for the payment of a fee of the prescribed amount to a hazardous substances authority in respect of an application for, or for the continuation of, hazardous substances consent.
2
Regulations under this section may provide for the payment to the Secretary of State of a fee of the prescribed amount in respect of any application which is, by virtue of regulations under section 25, deemed to have been made for hazardous substances consent.
3
Regulations under this section may provide—
a
for the transfer of prescribed fees received by a hazardous substances authority in respect of any application which is referred to the Secretary of State under section 20;
b
for the remission or refunding of a prescribed fee (in whole or in part) in prescribed circumstances or in pursuance of a direction given by the Secretary of State;
and the regulations may make different provision for different areas or for different cases or descriptions of cases.