“Fees16A.

(1)

Subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), where the area of the competent body is in Scotland, an eligible person who applies to it under regulations 12 or 14 to be approved as an intermediary who may exercise an intermediary activity or new intermediary activity shall–

(a)

pay the relevant fee to the competent body; and

(b)

reimburse the competent body for 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 12 or 14, the competent body need not–

(a)

take any step specified in regulation 13(1) until the relevant fee has been paid to it; or

(b)

take any step specified in regulation 13(3) or regulation 14(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 12 seeking approval as a person who may exercise more than one intermediary activity, that person shall be liable to pay a single relevant fee.

(6)

Where an eligible person makes an application under regulation 14 seeking approval as a person who may exercise more than one new intermediary activity, that person shall be liable to pay a single relevant fee.

(7)

In this regulation, “relevant fee” means the fee specified in Column 2 of Part II 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.”.