Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020
sec.364Refund of fees in particular circumstances
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.364
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020.
sec.364 Refund of fees in particular circumstances
This section applies if an animal authority has been— amended to the extent that the fee paid for the authority before the authority was amended is higher than the fee that would be payable for the authority in the authority’s amended form; or suspended or cancelled for a ground mentioned in section 274 (f) ; or surrendered under section 280 . The chief executive may refund all or part of a fee paid for the authority if the chief executive considers the refund is appropriate, having regard to— the nature of the amendment, suspension, cancellation or surrender; and any other relevant matter. The chief executive may refund the fee in the way the chief executive considers appropriate. by giving the person a cheque for the amount refunded by deducting the amount refunded from another fee payable by the person (sec.364-ssec.1) This section applies if an animal authority has been— amended to the extent that the fee paid for the authority before the authority was amended is higher than the fee that would be payable for the authority in the authority’s amended form; or suspended or cancelled for a ground mentioned in section 274 (f) ; or surrendered under section 280 . (sec.364-ssec.2) The chief executive may refund all or part of a fee paid for the authority if the chief executive considers the refund is appropriate, having regard to— the nature of the amendment, suspension, cancellation or surrender; and any other relevant matter. (sec.364-ssec.3) The chief executive may refund the fee in the way the chief executive considers appropriate. by giving the person a cheque for the amount refunded by deducting the amount refunded from another fee payable by the person
- (a) amended to the extent that the fee paid for the authority before the authority was amended is higher than the fee that would be payable for the authority in the authority’s amended form; or
- (b) suspended or cancelled for a ground mentioned in section 274 (f) ; or
- (c) surrendered under section 280 .
- (a) the nature of the amendment, suspension, cancellation or surrender; and
- (b) any other relevant matter.
- • by giving the person a cheque for the amount refunded
- • by deducting the amount refunded from another fee payable by the person