Regulation 11 Fee for a marine impact reportI1
England and Wales
Where Natural Resources Wales submits a marine impact report to the Welsh Ministers under section 37(1) or (2) of the 2024 Act, the Welsh Ministers must pay the portion of the fee referred to in regulation 9 which relates to the marine impact report to Natural Resources Wales (“the marine impact report fee”).
Unless the Welsh Ministers otherwise agree with Natural Resources Wales the Welsh Ministers must—
pay the full marine impact report fee to Natural Resources Wales if the marine impact report is received within the deadline for receipt of representations specified in the notice of accepted application given under section 34(2)(b) of the 2024 Act, or within the deadline specified in a direction given under section 37(2) of the 2024 Act, or
pay 50% of the marine impact report fee to Natural Resources Wales where the marine impact report is submitted within the period of two weeks after the deadline for receipt of representations specified in the notice of accepted application given under section 34(2)(b) of the 2024 Act, or within the deadline specified in a direction given under section 37(2) of the 2024 Act.
The Welsh Ministers must—
refund the applicant any part of the marine impact report fee that is not paid to Natural Resources Wales, or
refund the applicant in full if the application is not accepted or is withdrawn before the submission of a marine impact report by Natural Resources Wales.