# The Oil and Gas Authority (Fees) Regulations 2016, Regulation 4: ... Fees payable for consents and pipeline works authorisations Extent: E+W+S+N.I. (1) A licensee must pay a fee where the licensee applies to the OGA for consent to— (a) a carbon dioxide storage proposal; (b) a development and production programme; ... (c) a development plan. (d) amend a carbon dioxide storage permit; (e) review and amend a carbon dioxide storage monitoring plan; ... (f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (g) a change in control ; or (h) an amount of financial security maintained by an operator of a carbon dioxide storage site in accordance with the provisions of a carbon dioxide storage permit. (2) A person must pay a fee where the person applies to the OGA for— (a) a consent to a pipeline deposit proposal; ... (b) a pipeline works authorisation; (c) ... a variation to an existing pipeline works authorisation; (d) a consent to get petroleum from a licensed area; (e) a variation of a consent to get petroleum from a licensed area; (f) a consent to flare or vent petroleum from a well; ... (g) a variation of a consent to flare or vent petroleum from a well. (h) a consent to flare or vent natural gas from a relevant oil processing facility or a relevant gas processing facility; or (i) a variation of a consent to flare or vent natural gas from a relevant oil processing facility or a relevant gas processing facility. (3) Subject to paragraphs (7) and (10), the amount of the fee under paragraph (1), and for a complex application under paragraph (2), is determined by the formula— ££670×A×B (4) In paragraph (3), reference to— A is the number of days; and B is the number of officers, ... required to determine the application. (5) The licensee or person must: (a) pay any fee payable under paragraph (1), or paragraph (2) for a complex application, within 30 days of the OGA notifying the licensee or person of the determination of the application unless paragraphs (7) or (10) apply; (b) where paragraphs (7) or (10) apply, pay any fee payable under paragraph (1) within 30 days of the OGA notifying the licensee or person of the amount due, unless the OGA notifies the licensee or person, as appropriate, in writing that the licensee or person may pay the fee at a later date; (c) pay any fee payable under paragraph (2), other than for a complex application, at the time of making the application; and (d) in relation to paragraph (16) pay any additional fee payable under paragraph (2) within 30 days of the OGA notifying the licensee or person of the determination of the application, unless the OGA notifies the licensee or person, as appropriate, in writing that the licensee or person may pay the fee at a later date. (6) In paragraph (4), “officer” means a person engaged by the OGA to carry out the function in respect of which the relevant fee is payable. (7) If a licensee who has applied for consent to a development and production programme , or for consent to a carbon dioxide storage proposal, notifies the OGA in writing, before the OGA has determined the application, that the licensee no longer intends to proceed with the application, the amount of the fee is to be determined in accordance with paragraph 8. (8) The amount of the fee under paragraph (7) is determined by the formula— ££670×A×B (9) In paragraph (8), reference to— A is the number of days; and B is the number of officers working to determine an application for consent to a development and production programme , or an application for consent to a carbon dioxide storage proposal, up to and including the date notification is received by the OGA. (10) If the determination of an application for consent to a development and production programme , or an application for consent to a carbon dioxide storage proposal, by the OGA takes longer than 6 months, the OGA may charge the fee for such application in instalments every six months, determined in accordance with paragraph (11), following receipt by the OGA of the application until its determination, after which the OGA will charge any remaining fee. (11) The amount of the fee under paragraph (10) is determined by the formula— ££670×A×B (12) In paragraph (11), reference to— A is the number of days; and B is the number of officers working to determine an application for consent to a development and production programme , or an application for consent to a carbon dioxide storage proposal, in the relevant period under paragraph (10). (13) Subject to paragraphs (14) and (16), the amount of the fee under paragraph (2) for an application for consent to, or an authorisation for, an activity or matter listed in the first column of the table below is the corresponding fee set out in the second column of the table. Application for consent to or authorisation for activity or matter Fee payable Pipeline works authorisation £4,010 Category 1 pipeline works authorisation variation £4,010 Category 2 pipeline works authorisation variation £2,430 Variation of holder, user, owner or operator of a pipeline under a pipeline works authorisation £2,430 Consent to a pipeline deposit proposal £2,080 Pipeline works authorisation and deposit consents granted following the OGA receiving confirmation in writing of the last day of production from the relevant petroleum field £2,430 Consent to get petroleum from a licensed area £1,440 Variation of a consent to get petroleum from a licensed area £1,440 Consent to flare or vent petroleum from a well £1,080 Variation of a consent to flare or vent petroleum from a well £1,080 Consent to flare or vent natural gas from a relevant oil processing facility or a relevant gas processing facility £360 Variation of a consent to flare or vent natural gas from a relevant oil processing facility or a relevant gas processing facility £360 (14) If the OGA agrees to determine an application for an activity or matter listed in the first column of the table in paragraph (13) on an expedited basis, the amount of the fee is double the corresponding fee set out in the second column of the table. (15) In this regulation, a “complex application” is an application of the type set out in paragraph (2) and that the OGA considers will require— (a) in the case of sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) of paragraph (2), more than four days for an officer to determine; (b) in the case of sub-paragraphs (d) to (i) of paragraph (2), more than two days for an officer to determine. (15A) In this regulation, “relevant gas processing facility” and “relevant oil processing facility” have the meanings given in sections 82(3) and 90 of the Energy Act 2011. (16) The OGA will notify, in writing, the person making an application— (a) within seven days of receipt of the application if it determines the application to be a complex application; or (b) within seven days of the OGA making a determination that it is a complex application, if the OGA makes such a determination at a later date, and credit the fee paid by the licensee or person at the time of making the application against the amount of the fee payable by the licensee or person for a complex application under paragraph (2). --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/904/regulation/4 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/oil-and-gas-authority-fees-regulations-2016/regulation-4 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.