Part 1

Sports Grounds Safety Authority

Supplementary
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1
The Authority may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, charge a fee for the provision of advice under—
a
section 4 (advice to bodies or persons outside England and Wales), or
b
if the advice is provided at the request of the recipient, section 3 (advice to bodies or persons in England and Wales).
2
A fee charged under subsection (1) must not exceed the cost of providing the advice.
3
Fees received by the Authority by virtue of subsection (1) are to be treated for the purposes of section 1(3) as reducing the expenses of the Authority.
4
A consent under section 4(2)(b) or subsection (1) may be given—
a
generally,
b
in relation to any particular advice, or
c
in relation to advice of a particular description.
5
In this Part—
a
“local authority” and “sports ground” have the same meaning as in the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 (see section 17(1) of that Act), and
b
“Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975.
S. 5 in force at 1.11.2011 by S.I. 2011/2597, art. 2