Regulation 7 Recovery of the levy
(1)
Where any amount of the levy notified to the licensee of an offshore licence is not paid in accordance with a notice under regulation 5, that unpaid amount together with any interest due in accordance with regulation 6 is recoverable as a civil debt due to the Secretary of State.
(2)
Where a licensee of an offshore licence is more than one person, the liability to pay the levy is joint and several.