The Fire Services (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993

Charges for fire certification work

8.  After the Article 29A of the principal Order inserted by Article 7 there shall be inserted—

“Charges for issue or amendment of fire certificates

29B.— (1) Where the Authority—

(a) issues a fire certificate under Article 26, or

(b) except in a case falling within paragraph (2), amends a fire certificate or, as an alternative to amendment, issues a new fire certificate, under Article 29,

the applicant for the certificate or, as the case may be, the occupier of the premises to which the amended or new certificate relates shall pay to the Authority such fee as the Authority determines.

(2) No fee shall be chargeable for the amendment of a fire certificate, or issue of a new fire certificate embodying amendments, under Article 29(8) in a case where the amendment or amendments is or are made in consequence of the coming into operation of regulations under Article 34.

(3) A fee charged by the Authority under this Article in connection with the issue of a fire certificate or the amendment of a, or issue of a new, fire certificate shall not exceed an amount which represents the cost to the Authority of the work reasonably done by the Authority for the purposes of the issue of the certificate or, as the case may be, the amendment of the certificate or issue of the new certificate, other than the cost of any inspection of the premises.”.