# The Cockle Fishing Management and Permitting (Specified Area) (Wales) Order 2024, Article 12: Permit fees

Extent: E+W

(1) The annual permit fee—
(a) is to be determined by the Welsh Ministers,
(b) must apply to each permit, and
(c) must 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2024/767/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cockle-fishing-management-and-permitting-specified-area-wales-order-2024/article-12
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