Regulation 7 Date by which first annual fee is payable

Where a permit comes into effect on the issue date, the first annual fee for the permit shall be paid within 30 days after that date.

Where a permit specifies that it is to come into effect on a date after the issue date, the first annual fee for the permit shall be paid within—

after the issue date, whichever is sooner.

Paragraph (2) does not apply to a permit issued before 1st September 2007.

In this regulation—

• “the effective date”, in relation to a permit which specifies that it is to come into effect on a date after the issue date, means the date so specified,

• “the issue date” means the date on which a permit is issued, and

• “the relevant period”, in relation to a permit, means the period which is equal to the sum of—

  1. (a)

     the period between the issue date and the effective date, and

  2. (b)

     30 days.