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Regulation 6 Articles 8 and 9: Fees for surveys and certificates in respect of work done by UK Government officers

(1)

This regulation applies where a UK Government officer—

(a)

carries out an Article 8 survey; or

(b)

issues, endorses or extends the validity of a certificate under Article 9.

(2)

The Secretary of State may charge a fee in respect of the work mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (b).

(3)

The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018 M1 apply in relation to a fee under paragraph (2) as if—

(a)

the work mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) were described in paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to those Regulations as a service or function to which that Part of that Schedule applies;

(b)

references in regulation 3 of those Regulations to the issue of a certificate include references to the extension of the validity of a certificate;

(c)

the reference in paragraph 4(1) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to those Regulations to a service mentioned in paragraph 2(1)(a) or (c) includes a reference to an Article 8 survey;

(d)

references in Part 14 of that Schedule to an inspection include references to an Article 8 survey; and

(e)

references in the Regulations to the Agency were references to the Secretary of State.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1

S.I. 2018/1104.