Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006
sec.70Supplementary fees
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sec.70 Supplementary fees
Subsection (2) applies if, at any time, the energy and water ombudsman considers that, because of any of the following, receipts from ordinary fees are not, or may not be, enough to fund all of the ombudsman’s functions— unforeseen expenditure; a revised budget. A regulation may impose a supplementary fee on all scheme participants, or a stated class of scheme participants, of an amount that will allow all of the functions to be funded. Subsection (4) applies if, at any time, the energy and water ombudsman considers that because of a particular matter concerning an individual scheme participant, receipts from ordinary fees are not, or may not be, enough to fund all of the ombudsman’s functions. A regulation may impose a supplementary fee on the individual scheme participant of an amount that the energy and water ombudsman considers will allow all of the functions to be funded. A supplementary fee must be paid at the time and in the way provided for under a regulation. In this section— ordinary fees means participation fees and user-pays fees. s 70 amd 2010 No. 53 s 3 sch 1 (sec.70-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies if, at any time, the energy and water ombudsman considers that, because of any of the following, receipts from ordinary fees are not, or may not be, enough to fund all of the ombudsman’s functions— unforeseen expenditure; a revised budget. (sec.70-ssec.2) A regulation may impose a supplementary fee on all scheme participants, or a stated class of scheme participants, of an amount that will allow all of the functions to be funded. (sec.70-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if, at any time, the energy and water ombudsman considers that because of a particular matter concerning an individual scheme participant, receipts from ordinary fees are not, or may not be, enough to fund all of the ombudsman’s functions. (sec.70-ssec.4) A regulation may impose a supplementary fee on the individual scheme participant of an amount that the energy and water ombudsman considers will allow all of the functions to be funded. (sec.70-ssec.5) A supplementary fee must be paid at the time and in the way provided for under a regulation. (sec.70-ssec.6) In this section— ordinary fees means participation fees and user-pays fees.
- (a) unforeseen expenditure;
- (b) a revised budget.