Preliminary

6 Fees
A notified body may require a fee to be paid by the applicant in connection with the performance of functions under regulations 10, 14, 17, 18, 19 and 22 (in those regulations referred to as “the appropriate fee”) and the fee in every case shall not exceed the sum of—
(a) the costs of the notified body of and in connection with the functions carried out or to be carried out by it under the Regulations (“the relevant service”); and
(b) an amount on account of profit which is reasonable in the circumstances having regard to—
(i) the character and extent of the work done or to be done by the notified body in providing the relevant service, and
(ii) the commercial rate normally charged on account of profit for that work or similar work.