“Fees9A.

(1)

Subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), an eligible person who applies to the competent body under regulations 5 or 7 to approve an establishment as an establishment on which an establishment activity or new establishment activity may be exercised shall–

(a)

pay the relevant fee to the competent body; and

(b)

reimburse the competent body the cost of any laboratory analysis incurred by that body in connection with the application.

(2)

Any fee payable under paragraph (1)(a) shall be payable at the time the application is submitted to the competent body.

(3)

Any reimbursement due under paragraph (1)(b) shall be payable to the competent body on demand.

(4)

In relation to any application under regulations 5 or 7, the competent body need not–

(a)

take any step specified in regulation 6(1) until the relevant fee has been paid to it; or

(b)

take any step specified in regulation 6(2) or regulation 7(3)(b) or (4) until, in accordance with paragraph (1)(b) above, it has been reimbursed the cost of any laboratory analysis incurred by it in connection with the application.

(5)

Where an eligible person makes an application under regulation 5 seeking approval of an establishment as one on which more than one establishment activity may be exercised, that person shall be liable to pay a single relevant fee, which fee shall be the highest fee payable.

(6)

Where an eligible person makes an application under regulation 7 seeking approval of an establishment as one on which more than one new establishment activity may be exercised, that person shall be liable to pay a single relevant fee, which fee shall be the highest fee payable.

(7)

In this regulation, “relevant fee” means the fee specified in Column 2 of Part I of Schedule 1A which is opposite to the reference in Column 1 of that Part to an application of the kind being made by the applicant.”.