Regulation 16 Fees

(1)

The Secretary of State may, in respect of allaying the disbursements incurred in connection with inspecting laboratories and auditing safety studies to assess compliance with the principles of good laboratory practice, charge operators of laboratories, and operators of laboratories shall, if so charged, pay to the Secretary of State such reasonable fees as he may determine to cover the cost of carrying out such laboratory inspections and study audits.

(2)

The Secretary of State may set those fees at levels such that they also cover the cost of such of his overheads as are reasonably attributable to carrying out such laboratory inspections and study audits.

(3)

Any such fee shall be payable within fourteen days following written notice from the Secretary of State requiring payment of the fee.

(4)

All unpaid sums due by way of, or on account of, any fees payable under this regulation shall be recoverable as debts due to the Crown.

(5)

The Secretary of State may in exceptional circumstances—

(a)

waive payment of any fee or reduce any fee or part of a fee otherwise payable under this regulation;

(b)

refund the whole or part of any fee paid pursuant to this regulation.