16(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe fees payable in respect of anything dealt with by a panel under this Schedule.
(2)Regulations under this paragraph may, in particular, make provision about—
(a)the scale or rates of fees;
(b)exemptions from or reductions in fees;
(c)remission of fees in whole or in part.
(3)Any prescribed fee must be reasonable and proportionate to the costs to which it relates.
(4)Fees payable under sub-paragraph (1) are recoverable summarily (or, in Scotland, recoverable) as a civil debt by the Secretary of State.