Regulation 12 Estimate of cost of workI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Where any fee is to be assessed on the basis of the reasonable cost to the ONR or the licensing authority of carrying out relevant work, the ONR or the licensing authority (as the case may be) must—

(a)

on receipt of the application or request, as the case may be, prepare and send an estimate of the cost of carrying out the relevant work to the person making that application or request; and

(b)

before carrying out the relevant work, obtain confirmation from the person making the application or request that the person wishes the work to be carried out on the basis of that estimate of cost.

F1(1A)

In addition, where—

(a)

a fee is to be assessed on the basis of the reasonable cost to the licensing authority of carrying out relevant work; and

(b)

the licensing authority proposes to vary an explosives licence without the agreement of the explosives licensee as permitted by regulation 16 of the Explosives Regulations 2014,

the licensing authority must prepare and send an estimate of the cost of carrying out the relevant work to the explosives licensee.

(1B)

In this regulation “explosives licence”, “explosives licensee” and “licensing authority” have the same meanings as in regulation 9.

(2)

For the purposes of this regulation, “relevant work” means—

(a)

in relation to the ONR, any work under regulation 16(1) or (2);

(b)

in relation to the licensing authority, any work under regulation 9(4).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 12(1A)(1B) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/247), regs. 1(1), 7

Commencement

I1: Reg. 12 in force at 21.12.2022, see reg. 1(1)