The Scottish Road Works Register (Prescribed Fees) Regulations 2009

Prescribed fees

3.—(1) For the financial year, payment to the Commissioner(1) of the prescribed fee, calculated in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4), by roads authorities and relevant undertakers is a condition of access to the SRWR as mentioned in section 112A(3) of the Act.

(2) Payments due to the Commissioner under this regulation shall be made within 90 days of receipt of the invoice from the Commissioner.

(3) For each roads authority, the prescribed fee for the purposes of section 112A(4)(a) of the Act shall be calculated in accordance with the formula–

where–

• NRA is the number of notices entered in the SRWR by the roads authority to which the calculation relates in the 3 month period ending on 31st December 2008;

• TNRA is the total number of notices entered in the SRWR by all roads authorities in the 3 month period ending on 31st December 2008;

• TNU is the total number of notices entered by all relevant undertakers in–

  (a)

  the register kept by roads authorities prior to the establishment of the SRWR in the 3 month period ending on 31st March 2008; and

  (b)

  the SRWR in the 9 month period ending on 31st December 2008; and

• £A is the total amount payable to the Commissioner by way of prescribed amounts for the financial year pursuant to regulation 3 of the 2008 Regulations.

(4) For each relevant undertaker, the prescribed fee for the purposes of section 112A(4)(a) of the Act shall be calculated in accordance with the formula–

where–

• NU is the total number of notices, entered by the relevant undertaker to which the calculation relates, in–

  (a)

  the register kept by roads authorities prior to the establishment of the SRWR in the 3 month period ending on 31st March 2008; and

  (b)

  the SRW in the 9 month period ending on 31st December 2008.

• TNRA, TNU and £A have the same meaning as in paragraph (3).

(1)

The Scottish Road Works Commissioner created by section 16(1) of the 2005 Act and defined in section 112A(1) of the Act.