The Environmental Impact Assessment and Natural Habitats (Extraction of Minerals by Marine Dredging) (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2007

Fees

25.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3) the regulator shall determine the fees to be paid—

(a) by a prospective applicant in respect of the expenses of the regulator of carrying out either or both of the activities described in paragraph (2);

(b) by an applicant in respect of the expenses of the regulator of considering, publicising and deciding whether to grant or to refuse any application under regulation 10(1) or regulation 18(1);

(c) by the owner or holder of any permission in respect of the expenses of the regulator of interpreting and assessing the results of any monitoring which is provided for by the conditions attached to the permission—

(i) of the manner in which the dredging permitted by that permission is being or has been carried out; and

(ii) of the effects of that dredging;

by, in particular, scrutiny of electronic or written information including surveys.

(2) The activities mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) are—

(a) providing an opinion under regulation 7(2); and

(b) providing the information relevant to the preparation of the environmental statement in accordance with regulations 8(3) and 8(4).

(3) Fees under this section shall be determined—

(a) as regards dredging in British waters, by the regulator with the consent of the Treasury; and

(b) as regards dredging in Northern Ireland, by the regulator with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel;

after consultation on the principles to be applied in determining the fees and the amounts of the fees with organisations appearing to the regulator to represent persons who are likely to apply for permissions.