9.—(1) Where a request is made under regulation 7(2), or a notice is given under regulation 8(1), the prospective applicant shall pay to the regulator the fee determined in accordance with regulation 25, but where both a request is made and a notice is given in respect of the same application, only one such fee shall be payable.
(2) The regulator shall not be obliged to carry out any action in response to the request or notice until the fee has been paid.