Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003

105 Fees

(1) The Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14) is amended as follows.

(2) After section 113 insert—

“113A Fees payable under Part 2

(1) The CHAI and the CSCI may each from time to time make and publish provision determining the amount of any fee payable to it under Part 2.

(2) Provision under subsection (1) may include provision—

(a) for different amounts to be payable in different cases, or classes of case;

(b) for different amounts to be payable by persons of different descriptions.

(3) Before the CHAI or the CSCI makes any provision under subsection (1) it must consult such bodies as appear to it to be representative of the persons liable to pay the fee.

(4) No provision may be made under subsection (1) without the consent of the Secretary of State.

(5) If the Secretary of State considers it necessary or desirable to do so, he may by regulations make provision determining the amount of a fee payable to the CHAI or the CSCI under Part 2 instead of the amount for which provision is made under subsection (1).

(6) Before making any regulations under subsection (5) in respect of fees payable to the CHAI or the CSCI, the Secretary of State shall consult that body and such other persons as appear to him to be appropriate.”

(3) In section 12 (applications for registration), in subsection (2), for “a fee of the prescribed amount” substitute “a fee of the amount determined under section 113A, where the registration authority is the CHAI or the CSCI, or of the prescribed amount, where the registration authority is the Assembly.”

(4) In section 15 (other applications), in subsection (3) for “a fee of such amount as may be prescribed” substitute “a fee of—

(a) the amount determined under section 113A, where the registration authority is the CHAI or the CSCI; or

(b) the prescribed amount, where the registration authority is the Assembly.”

(5) In that section, in subsection (5)—

(a) for “subsection (3)” substitute “subsection (3)(b)”; and

(b) for “the registration authority” substitute “the Assembly”.

(6) In section 16 (regulations about registration), for subsection (3) substitute—

“(3) Persons registered under this Part must also pay to the registration authority, at such time as may be prescribed, an annual fee—

(a) of such amount as may be determined under section 113A, where the registration authority is the CHAI or the CSCI; and

(b) of such amount as may be prescribed, where the registration authority is the Assembly.”

(7) In section 22(7)(i) (fees in respect of notification of variation of corporate ownership etc), for the words from “of a fee” to the end substitute “, in respect of any notification required to be made by virtue of paragraph (h), of a fee of—

(i) such amount as may be determined under section 113A, where notification is made to the CHAI or the CSCI; or

(ii) the prescribed amount, where notification is made to the Assembly”.