97ABCharging of fees by external service providers

97AB Charging of fees by external service providers

(1) An external service provider may charge a person such fee as is agreed between the external service provider and the person for any service provided by the external service provider under this Act, the regulations or the Civil Aviation Orders. (2) The fee is payable to the external service provider. (3) The fee must not be such as to amount to taxation. (4) If the fee is unpaid, it is a debt due to the external service provider and is recoverable in a court of competent jurisdiction. (5) In this section:

external service provider means a person who is the holder of a delegation under this Act or the regulations, or who is an authorised person within the meaning of the regulations, other than a person in any of the following capacities:

(b) an officer;
(c) a person who provides services to CASA under a contract with CASA;
(d) a person who, under a contract with CASA, provides services to the public on CASA’s behalf;
(e) an employee of a person referred to in paragraph (c) or (d).

provide a service includes deal with an application or request or do anything.