Regulation 6 Refunds

This regulation has effect where one or more certificates from an approved certifier of construction are presented to the verifier with a completion certificate.

Where a completion certificate relates to an application for a building warrant then the applicant in relation to that building warrant shall be entitled to a refund of the fee payable for the building warrant the amount of which shall be calculated in accordance with paragraphs (4) or (5).

Where a completion certificate is submitted as provided for in regulation 3(1)(b) the person presenting the completion certificate shall be entitled to a refund of the fee payable upon submission of the completion certificate the amount of which refund shall be calculated in accordance with paragraphs (4) or (5).

Except as provided for in paragraph (5), the amount of the refund payable shall be an amount equivalent to 1% of the fee payable for each such certificate or £20 whichever is the greater.

The amount of such refund shall be an amount equivalent to 20% of the fee payable where–

This regulation shall apply to the extent that, and only where, the applicant, or the person presenting the completion certificate as the case may be, has informed the verifier in writing before the commencement of that part of the construction to which the certificate from an approved certifier of construction would relate that it is the applicant’s or the person’s intention to provide one or more such certificates.

For the purposes of this regulation “fee payable” means the fee payable before applying any discount in terms of regulation 5.

In this regulation “certificate” and “construction” shall have the same meaning as in section 19(5) of the Act.