Maximum charges
1.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), an enforcing authority may charge a person for expenses reasonably incurred by it under these Regulations in relation to a supply of water, as follows:—
(a)for collecting water samples;
(b)for the analysis of water samples;
(c)for carrying out a risk assessment; and
(d)for reviewing a risk assessment.
(2) An enforcing authority may not charge for the collection and analysis of a water sample which was undertaken to confirm or clarify the results of an analysis of a previous water sample.
(3) If, in relation to the supply of water, more than one person may be charged, the enforcing authority must, in determining who is to be charged and any apportionment of that charge, have regard to the terms (if any) on which the water is supplied and the purposes for which it is used.