Fisheries Act 2020

31 Charge collectors

(1) A charging scheme may include provision—

(a) for the appointment by the Secretary of State of one or more persons (“charge collectors”) to administer the scheme;

(b) about the terms on which a charge collector holds office;

(c) conferring functions on a charge collector, including functions involving the exercise of a discretion;

(d) about the termination of a charge collector’s appointment.

(2) The functions that may be conferred on a charge collector under subsection (1)(c) include functions relating to—

(a) the keeping, for the purposes of the scheme, of registers of chargeable persons;

(b) the imposition of, or monitoring of compliance with, conditions prescribed by virtue of—

(i) section 28(5) (conditions relating to eligibility to be registered), or

(ii) section 30(1)(b) (conditions relating to availability of regulatory action);

(c) the collection or management of payments received under the scheme;

(d) the keeping, disclosure or publication of accounts, records or other documents or information relating to the scheme.

(3) The provision that may be made under subsection (1)(d) includes—

(a) provision imposing duties on a person who has ceased to be a charge collector;

(b) provision under which a person is treated as de-registered on the termination of the appointment of the charge collector who registered that person.

(4) A charging scheme may make provision about appeals from decisions of charge collectors under the scheme.

(5) The Secretary of State may make payments to charge collectors to cover expenditure incurred in the carrying out of their functions.

(6) Payments may be made under subsection (5) subject to any conditions the Secretary of State thinks appropriate (including conditions as to repayment).