The Building Control Profession (Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2023

Payment of charges

8.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), a person must pay the charge for or in connection with the performance of a chargeable function for which they are liable within 30 days from the date on which the request for payment of that charge is issued to them by the Welsh Ministers.

(2) Any request for a payment of charges under paragraph (1) must include—

(a) a statement of the work done and the costs incurred by the Welsh Ministers in the performance of the chargeable function,

(b) a statement of any work done and the costs incurred by any person for or in connection with the performance of a chargeable function,

(c) the period to which the statement of work under sub-paragraph (a) relates, and

(d) the provision of the charging scheme under which the charge has been determined.

(3) Where—

(a) an application is submitted to the Welsh Ministers, and the charging scheme provides for a charge in relation to that application to be paid upfront, the person submitting the application must pay that charge when they submit the application;

(b) a notification or request is sent to the Welsh Ministers, and in relation to which the charging scheme provides for a charge to be paid upfront, the person sending the notification or request must pay that charge when they send the notification or request.

(4) The Welsh Ministers may require that the total amount of charges for the performance of a chargeable function is paid before the Welsh Ministers perform that chargeable function or issue a notification of the outcome of its determination or a certificate, as applicable.

(5) The Welsh Ministers may refund, in whole or in part, any charge paid.