Regulation 18 Amendments to regulation 59 (charges)

After regulation 59(7) insert—

“(7A)

The provisions of paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) will not apply if, or to the extent that, they have been superseded by the provisions of a charging scheme made under section 41 of the Environment Act 1995^f1—

(a)

by the Environment Agency in respect of each scheme member whose registered office, or, where the scheme member does not have a registered office, the scheme member’s principal place of business, is in England or outside the United Kingdom;

(b)

by the Natural Resources Body for Wales in respect of each scheme member whose registered office, or, where the scheme member does not have a registered office, the scheme member’s principal place of business, is in Wales, and

(c)

by SEPA in respect of each scheme member whose registered office, or, where the scheme member does not have a registered office, the scheme member’s principal place of business, is in Scotland.”.