Sports Grounds Safety Authority Act 2011

5 Supplementary

(1) The Authority may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, charge a fee for the provision of advice under—

(a) section 4 (advice to bodies or persons outside England and Wales), or

(b) if the advice is provided at the request of the recipient, section 3 (advice to bodies or persons in England and Wales).

(2) A fee charged under subsection (1) must not exceed the cost of providing the advice.

(3) Fees received by the Authority by virtue of subsection (1) are to be treated for the purposes of section 1(3) as reducing the expenses of the Authority.

(4) A consent under section 4(2)(b) or subsection (1) may be given—

(a) generally,

(b) in relation to any particular advice, or

(c) in relation to advice of a particular description.

(5) In this Part—

(a) “local authority” and “sports ground” have the same meaning as in the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 (see section 17(1) of that Act), and

(b) “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975.