# The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, Schedule 2: Insertion of Schedule 2 (fee payable for monitoring)


The following Schedule is inserted as Schedule 2 to the Marine Licensing (Application Fees) Regulations 2014—
“Schedule 2
Fee payable for monitoring
Regulation 4A
Table 1
Fee payable for monitoring: general
Description of monitoring
Description of licence
Fee
Reviewing the information submitted by the holder of a licence and, where necessary, inspecting the licensable activity or place where it is or was carried on; analysing any samples taken or further information gathered; and preparing a report.
A licence the application for which was subject to a fee of an invariable amount, or a fee calculated at an hourly rate and subject to a maximum fee specified in Schedule 1.
A fee calculated at the hourly rate and subject to a maximum fee of £1,500.
Any other licence.
A fee calculated at the hourly rate.
Table 2
Fee payable for monitoring of disposal of dredged material
Description of monitoring
Description of licence
Fee
In relation to a licensable activity of a kind mentioned in item 1 (deposits within the UK marine licensing area etc) of section 66(1) of the Act, inspecting the licensable activity or place where it is or was carried on; analysing any samples taken or further information gathered; and preparing a report.
Any licence
A fee of A x B, where A is the amount of the tonnage of material disposed at sea in any relevant year and B is £0.03, subject to a maximum fee of £60,000.
For this purpose, “relevant year” means the year in respect of which the fee is charged, beginning with the date on which monitoring begins or any anniversary of that date.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1110/schedule/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marine-licensing-exempted-activities-and-fees-amendment-regulations-2026/schedule-2
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