Part X Supplementary

85 Fees and other amounts payable to Commissioners.

1

The F1Minister may by regulations require the payment to the Commissioners of such fees as may be prescribed by the regulations in respect of—

a

the discharge by the Commissioners of such functions under the enactments relating to charities as may be so prescribed;

b

the inspection of the register of charities or of other material kept by them under those enactments, 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 each House of Parliament.

4

The Commissioners may impose charges of such amounts as they consider reasonable in respect of the supply of any publications produced by them.

5

Any fees and other payments received by the Commissioners by virtue of this section shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.