172.—(1) The Department may by regulations require the payment to the Commission of such fees as may be prescribed by the regulations in respect of—
(a)the discharge by the Commission of such functions under the statutory provisions relating to charities as may be so prescribed;
(b)the inspection of the register of charities or of other material kept by the Commission under those statutory provisions, or the furnishing of copies of or extracts from documents so kept.
(2) Regulations under this section may—
(a)confer, or provide for the conferring of, exemptions from liability to pay a prescribed fee;
(b)provide for the remission or refunding of a prescribed fee (in whole or in part) in circumstances prescribed by the regulations.
(3) Any regulations under this section which require the payment of a fee in respect of any matter for which no fee was previously payable shall not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Assembly.
(4) The Commission may impose charges of such amounts as it considers reasonable in respect of the supply of any publications produced by it.
(5) Any fees and other payments received by the Commission by virtue of this section shall be paid to the Department.