189Fee for registration inspection

189 Fee for registration inspection

(1)  The Registration Board, with the approval of the Minister, is to determine that –

(a) a fee in respect of a registration inspection is payable; and

(b) the amount of that fee.

(2)  The fee determined under subsection (1) may be different according to whether the inspection is for a system of non-government schools, a registered system school or a registered individual school.

(3)  The fee for a registration inspection is payable –

(a) in the case of an inspection of a system of non-government schools, by the approved authority; and

(b) in the case of an inspection of a registered school, by the governing body of the school.

(4)  The Registration Board may waive the fee for a registration inspection, or part of the fee, in special circumstances.

(5)  In determining whether special circumstances exist for the purposes of subsection (4) , the Registration Board is to take into account any relevant Ministerial instructions.