PART 6Miscellaneous

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1

A fee is payable by an OES or a RDSP to an enforcement authority, to recover the reasonable costs incurred by, or on behalf of, that authority in carrying out a NIS function in relation to that OES or RDSP.

2

The fee mentioned in paragraph (1) must be paid to the enforcement authority within 30 days after receipt of the invoice sent by the authority.

3

The invoice must state the work done and the reasonable costs incurred by, or on behalf of, the enforcement authority, including the time period to which the invoice relates.

4

An enforcement authority may determine not to charge a fee under paragraph (1) in any particular case.

5

A fee payable under this regulation is recoverable as a civil debt.

6

In this regulation—

a

a “NIS function” means a function that is carried out under these Regulations except any function under regulations 17(1) to (4) and 18 to 20; and

b

enforcement authority” has the same meaning as in regulation 18(7)(b).