34.—(1) Any person who, under this Part, pays a charge to a district council or an organisation representing such a person may, if that person or organisation considers the charges to be unreasonably high, within 28 days of the charge being levied, ask the Department to review the amount of the charge.
(2) Where a review is sought under paragraph (1), the Department shall consult the district council in question and if, after such consultation, it is satisfied that the charge to which the review relates is unreasonably high, it shall require the district council to recalculate the amount of the charge in accordance with such directions as it shall give.
(3) Where a district council is required to recalculate any charge (“the original charge”) under paragraph (2), it may continue to collect that charge in relation to any health inspection and control exercise as it was originally calculated, until the recalculation is completed but thereafter the recalculated charge shall have effect from the date on which the original charge was made in any case and the district council shall re-imburse any person who has paid the charge accordingly.
(4) A person who, under this Part, pays a charge to the Department or an organisation representing such a person may, if that person or organisation considers the charges to be unreasonably high, within 28 days of the charge being levied, ask an independent person appointed by the Department to review the amount of the charge.
(5) If the independent person appointed under paragraph (4) is satisfied that the charge to which the review relates is unreasonably high, the Department shall recalculate the charge accordingly.
(6) Where the Department recalculates any charge (“the original charge”) in pursuance of paragraph (5), it may continue to collect that charge in relation to any health inspection and control exercise until the recalculation is complete but thereafter the recalculated charge shall have effect from the date on which the original charge was made in any case and the Department shall reimburse any person who has paid the charge accordingly.
(7) The terms of appointment and the remuneration of the independent person shall be determined by the Department.