6 Approval fees
1 This article applies to the charging of fees, “approval fees”, in respect of the determination of an application for approval of apparatus by the Secretary of State including the charging of fees in respect of any examination carried out as part of that determination.
2 The approval fee, which is payable whether or not approval is granted, shall be the sum of—
(a) the sum specified in relation to the type of application appearing in Schedule 2 hereto (“the fixed fee”); and
(b) if the determination of an application for approval includes a visit, the sum of—
(i) the amount calculated in accordance with Schedule 3 hereto (“the variable fee”); and
(ii) an amount equal to the value added tax chargeable on the supply of that examination.
3 For the purposes of this article, the value of the supply of examination by reference to which value added tax is chargeable shall be the variable fee.