{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-batteries-and-accumulators-regulations-2009/regulation-55",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-batteries-and-accumulators-regulations-2009/regulation-55.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/890",
  "legislation_title": "The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-batteries-and-accumulators-regulations-2009",
  "path": "regulation/55",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "55",
  "heading": "Charges",
  "text": "(1) Notwithstanding the power to make a charging scheme under section 41 of the Environment Act 1995 , the Environment Agency and SEPA may impose charges in accordance with paragraph (2) until—\n(a) those charges are superseded by such a charging scheme; or\n(b) 1st April 2013,\nwhichever is the earlier.\n(2) The charges referred to in paragraph (1) are—\n(a) an application charge (which is required to be paid under regulation 47(5)(c)) of £17,000 for each battery compliance scheme;\n(b) annually, a subsistence charge (which is required to be paid under regulation 52(2)(h)) for each battery compliance scheme of—\n(i) £118,000; and\n(ii) £680 for each scheme member.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1995 c. 25. Section 41 is amended by regulation 95 of and Schedule 8 to these Regulations. There are other amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/890/regulation/55",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:13:11.355365+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}