Fees
17.—(1) Section 41(1) of the Environment Act 1995(1) (power to make schemes imposing charges) is amended as follows—
(a)omit the word “and” at the end of paragraph (d);
(b)after paragraph (e), insert—
“(f)as a means of recovering costs incurred by it in performing functions conferred by regulations made for the purposes of implementing Council Directive 2006/117/Euratom on the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel (as amended from time to time), each of the new Agencies may require the payment to it of such charges as may from time to time be prescribed;”.
(2) In order to meet any administrative costs incurred by them in determining authorisations and consents under these Regulations the Environment Agency may charge the fee of £1,528 per day, and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency may charge the fee of £891 per day, until a charging scheme under section 41 of the Environment Act 1995 to recover such costs takes effect, or until 1st April 2011, whichever is earlier.
(3) In Northern Ireland, in order to meet any administrative costs incurred in determining authorisations and consents under these Regulations the Chief Inspector may charge the fee of £1,780.
(4) Fees are payable on invoice, by the applicant in the case of an authorisation and by the intended recipient in the case of a consent.