Regulation 3 Amendments to the 2013 Regulations

(1)

Regulation 6 of the 2013 Regulations (fees payable in relation to funded decommissioning programmes) is amended as follows.

(2)

After paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A)
A person who informs the Secretary of State of a proposal to submit a funded decommissioning programme must pay a fee to the Secretary of State for the amount of costs reasonably incurred by the Secretary of State for relevant advice in relation to the consideration of the proposed programme (or any particular aspect of it).”.

(3)

After paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A)
Where a person requests advice from the Secretary of State about the making of a section 48 proposal, the site operator must pay a fee to the Secretary of State for the amount of costs reasonably incurred by the Secretary of State for relevant advice in relation to that request.”.