Article 12 Permit feesI1

England and Wales

(1)

The annual permit fee—

(a)

is to be determined by the Welsh Ministers,

(b)

F1must apply to each permit, and

(c)

F2must apply even where a permit is applied for and issued partway through a permit period.

(2)

In determining the annual permit fee, the Welsh Ministers may take into account—

(a)

expenditure arising from the management of the cockle beds,

(b)

expenditure arising from any scientific surveys or environmental assessments relating to the cockle beds,

(c)

expenditure arising from the administration of permit applications,

(d)

expenditure arising from any analysis of daily catch returns, and

(e)

any other relevant expenditure.

Annotations

F1: Word in art. 12(1)(b) substituted (1.8.2025) by The Amendments to Subordinate Legislation (Minimum Landing Size and Miscellaneous Corrections) (Wales) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/815), arts. 1(2), 9(2)
F2: Word in art. 12(1)(c) substituted (1.8.2025) by The Amendments to Subordinate Legislation (Minimum Landing Size and Miscellaneous Corrections) (Wales) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/815), arts. 1(2), 9(3)