Charges (approval of schemes)
3.—(1) The application charge referred to in regulation 41(4)(c)(ii) of the 2006 Regulations shall be £12,174 for each scheme.
(2) The annual producer charge referred to in regulation 43(e)(ii) of the 2006 Regulations shall be—
(a)£30 for each scheme member who is not, and is not required to be, registered under the Value Added Tax Act 1994(1);
(b)£220 for each scheme member who is, or is required to be, registered under the Value Added Tax Act 1994 and who had a total turnover of £1 million or less in the last financial year; and
(c)£445 for each scheme member who had a total turnover of more than £1 million in the last financial year.
(3) Where an operator of a scheme does not provide the Department with evidence to support a claim that a scheme member is eligible for the charge specified in paragraph (2) (a) or (b), that scheme member shall be deemed to be eligible for the charge specified in paragraph (2) (c).
(4) Where for any reason approval is refused under regulation 41 of the 2006 Regulations or is withdrawn under regulation 44 of the 2006 Regulations the Department shall not be under any obligation to refund the whole or part or any part of the application charge that has been paid in accordance with regulation 41(4)(c)(ii) of the 2006 Regulations.