Regulation 21
SCHEDULE 5Fees
Fee
1. The local authority may charge a fee, payable on invoice, for the activities in the following table, and the fee is the reasonable cost of providing the service subject to the following maximum amounts.
| Service | Maximum fee (£) |
|---|---|
(i) No fee is payable where a sample is taken and analysed solely to confirm or clarify the results of the analysis of a previous sample. | |
| Risk assessment (each assessment): | 500 |
| Sampling (each visit) (i): | 100 |
| Investigation (each investigation): | 100 |
| Granting an authorisation (each authorisation): | 100 |
| Analysing a sample— | |
| 25 |
| 100 |
| 500 |
Persons liable to pay
2.—(1) Any person requesting anything under these Regulations is liable for the cost.
(2) Otherwise fees are payable, as specified in the invoice, by the relevant person as defined in section 80(7) of the Water Industry Act 1991.
(3) Where more than one person is liable, in determining who is required to make payment the local authority—
(a)may apportion the charge between them; and
(b)must have regard to any agreement or other document produced to the local authority relating to the terms on which water is supplied.