The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) Regulations 2002 (revoked)

Appeals against charges E+W

53.—(1) Any person who has paid a charge for veterinary checks to a local authority, and any organisation representing such persons, may, within 28 days of the charge being made, appeal on the ground that the amount of the charge is unreasonable—

(a) to the National Assembly, where the charge is for a veterinary check carried out otherwise than in relation to any function of the Agency; and

(b) to the Agency, where the charge is for a veterinary check carried out in relation to any function of the Agency.

(2) Where there is an appeal under paragraph (1), the National Assembly or the Agency, as the case may be, shall consult with the local authority and, if then satisfied that the amount of the charge is unreasonable, shall so inform the local authority, and the local authority shall recalculate the amount of the charge in accordance with any directions given by the National Assembly or the Agency and repay to the person who has paid the charge the difference between the original charge and the recalculated charge.

(3) Any person who has paid a charge for a veterinary check to the National Assembly or the Agency, and any organisation representing such persons may, within 28 days of the charge being made, appeal to an independent person appointed by the National Assembly or, where the charge was paid to the Agency, by the Secretary of State for Health, on the ground that the amount of the charge is unreasonable.

(4) The terms of appointment and the remuneration of the independent person referred to in paragraph (3) shall be determined by the National Assembly or, where the charge was paid to the Agency, by the Agency.