{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/farmed-game-meat-hygiene-and-inspection-charges-regulations-1993/regulation-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/farmed-game-meat-hygiene-and-inspection-charges-regulations-1993/regulation-9.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1993/1359",
  "legislation_title": "The Farmed Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Charges) Regulations 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/farmed-game-meat-hygiene-and-inspection-charges-regulations-1993",
  "path": "regulation/9",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Appeals",
  "text": "(1) Where a local authority has determined a charge for a health inspection and control exercise then, if the occupier of the premises affected by the charge considers it to be excessive, he may, within 28 days of being notified of the amount of the charge under regulation 7(d) appeal to the appropriate Minister against the amount of the charge on the ground that the local authority has determined an amount in respect of the real cost of the exercise which is unreasonably high.\n(2) Where an appeal is brought under paragraph (1) above the appropriate Minister shall consult with the local authority and if, after such consultation, he is satisfied that the ground of appeal mentioned in paragraph (1) exists, he shall require the authority to recalculate the amount of the charge in accordance with such directions as he may give to the authority with regard to such recalculation; and if, after such consultation, the appropriate Minister is not so satisfied he shall inform the authority and the occupier of the premises affected by the charge of this fact.\n(3) Pending the recalculation of the amount of a charge by a local authority in accordance with paragraph (2) above the charge originally determined by the authority shall continue in force and, when the authority has recalculated the amount of the charge in the required manner, the recalculated charge shall have effect from the date on which the original charge took effect and the authority shall repay to the occupier of the premises affected by the charge the amount of any excess paid by him to the authority since that date.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1359/regulation/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:56:06.395664+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}