5

Where the effect of the application (if granted) would be to bring the licence within a new category (pursuant to regulation 5, 6 or 10), the fee is—

a

if the new category is higher than the category into which the licence falls at the time the application is made, 25 per cent of the application fee for a licence that falls within the new category, and

b

in all other cases £25.

8

The fee to accompany an application under paragraph (3) or (4) is £100 where-

a

the application is to vary a licence so as to change a reference to an individual, to an office or a post held by an individual, or to the responsibilities of an individual, an office or a post, and

b

the change is of a kind in respect of which the Commission have published a notice (on their website and by any other means they consider appropriate) before the application is made to the effect that such a change requires them to examine the criminal record of any person before making the change.

9

For the purposes of paragraph (5)(a) one category is higher than another if the letter used to denote it comes later in the alphabet.