Fees14.
(1)
Subject to paragraph (2), F1in connection with the assignment or supply of a code for a consignment or a carrier’s round in accordance with regulation 4(1), an Agency shall require payment of a fee F2of—
(a)
£10 in respect of a code relating to a consignment, or a round, which consists entirely of lead acid motor vehicle batteries;
(b)
£15 in other cases.F2prescribed for the purposes by a charging scheme under section 41 of the Environment Act 1995
(2)
An Agency shall not require payment of a fee where the code is assigned or supplied in connection with:
(a)
a second or subsequent carrier’s round in a succession of F3such rounds in which a single vehicle is used and in respect of which—
F4(i)
the carrier is also the consignee in relation to every consignment in all the rounds;
(ii)
no more than one consignment is collected from any consignor during the succession;
(iii)
the total weight of special waste collected in each round F5in the succession does not exceed 400&4u;kg; and
(iv)
the time between the collection of the first consignment on the first round in the succession and the delivery of the last consignment to the place to which it is to be transported is no more than one week.
(b)
the removal of a single consignment of special waste for the purposes set out in regulation 6(1)(b) provided that the person to whom the product or material was supplied is satisfied that it fails to meet any specification which he expected it to meet; or
(c)
the removal of special waste from a ship in a harbour area—
(i)
to a conveyance for transportation to a place outside that area;
(ii)
to reception facilities provided within the same harbour area; or
(iii)
by pipeline to reception facilities provided outside the harbour area.
F6(3)
Where an Agency assigns or supplies a code under regulation 4(1) without the fee required under this regulation having been paid to it, the person who requested the assignment or supply shall be required to pay the fee to that Agency within the period of two months beginning with the date on which the request was made.