Paragraph 15 Time costsI1

England and Wales Not yet in force

For the purposes of paragraph 14(b), “administrative costs” means all costs reasonably incurred in exercising official controls including in particular the costs of —

(a)

post–qualification training given to inspectors of a particular class in relation to the performance of their functions as a member of that class;

(b)

the salaries (including the cost of overtime and employers' pension and National Insurance contributions) of the staff other than inspectors engaged in the exercise of official controls, and such proportion of inspectors' remuneration as is not directly accounted for in the calculation of time costs;

(c)

providing office accommodation, equipment and services in relation to the exercise of official controls, including depreciation of any office furniture and equipment and also of providing information technology, stationery and forms;

(d)

protective clothing and equipment used in exercising official controls and of laundering such clothing;

(e)

accounting and collecting charges and of providing pay–roll and personnel services in connection with the employment of inspectors; and

(f)

other expenses and overheads incurred by or in relation to —

(i)

inspectors exercising official controls, and

(ii)

other staff engaged in the administration of those controls.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 15 in force at 1.1.2006, see reg. 1