Part 2Vetting and disclosure
Fees, forms and other procedures
70Fees
(1)
Ministers may charge such fee as may be prescribed—
(a)
in respect of applications to join, or to be removed from, the Scheme F1or to renew membership of the Scheme,
(b)
in respect of F2requests for confirmations of scheme membership under section 54, and
(c)
otherwise in respect of the performance of their functions under this Part.
(2)
Regulations may, in particular, provide for—
(a)
different fees in different circumstances,
(b)
annual or other recurring fees in respect of participation in the Scheme,
(c)
reduction, waiver or refund of fees in prescribed circumstances.
F3(d)
the manner in which fees are to be paid.
(3)
Before prescribing fees under this section, Ministers must have regard to—
(a)
the circumstances in which those fees are payable, and
(b)
the desirability of maintaining an appropriate balance among—
(i)
the quality of the performance of their vetting, barring and disclosure functions,
(ii)
the cost of that performance, and
(iii)
the fees paid to them in respect of that performance.
(4)
Where regulations provide for a fee to be charged in respect of—
(a)
an application to join, or to be removed from, the Scheme F4or to renew membership of the Scheme,, or
(b)
a F5request for confirmation of scheme membership under section 54,
Ministers need not consider the application or request unless the fee is paid F6in the manner provided for in the regulations.
71Forms
(1)
It is for Ministers to determine the form and manner in which—
(a)
applications to join, or to be removed from, the Scheme,
(b)
requests to correct a scheme record, and
F7(c)
requests for confirmation of scheme membership under section 54 (including a statement under subsection (3) of that section),
must be made.
(2)
Ministers may, in particular, determine that any such application, request or F8statement may be made in electronic form.
(3)
Ministers need not consider any such application, request or F9statement unless it is made in the form and manner determined by them (or in a form and manner as close to that as circumstances permit).
72Procedure
(1)
Ministers may, by regulations, make such further provision about the administration of the Scheme as they think fit.
(2)
Regulations may, in particular—
(a)
prescribe further procedure relating to applications to join, or to be removed from, the Scheme F10or to renew membership of the Scheme,
(b)
prescribe circumstances in which scheme members are to be removed from the Scheme,
F11(c)
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F12(d)
prescribe further procedure for making requests for confirmations of scheme membership under section 54 and making such confirmations available in pursuance of such requests.