Part 4

Consumer rights and disputes
Chapter 4

Alternative dispute resolution for consumer contract disputes

Accreditation: procedure etc

ADR fees regulations
300
1
The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about the following descriptions of fees, namely—
a
fees to be paid by applicants for accreditation under section 296(1);
b
fees to be paid by applicants for the variation of their accreditation under section 296(5);
c
fees to be paid by accredited ADR providers under section 299(1).
2
The power to make provision about a description of fees includes power to provide—
a
for fees of different specified amounts to be payable in different cases or circumstances;
b
for cases or circumstances in which no fees are to be payable;
c
in the case of fees to be paid under section 299, the times at which the fees are to be paid.
3
In making regulations under this section the Secretary of State must have regard to the need to secure that, taking one year with another—
a
the total amount of fees paid does not exceed the costs to the Secretary of State of carrying out functions under this Chapter;
b
the total amount of fees paid under section 296(1) does not exceed the costs to the Secretary of State of processing and determining applications for accreditation;
c
the total amount of fees paid under section 296(5) does not exceed the costs to the Secretary of State of processing and determining applications for the variation of an accreditation.
4
Regulations under this section are subject to the negative procedure.
S. 300 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 339(2)(c)