Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 2020
sec.185Refund of fees
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sec.185 Refund of fees
This section applies if a plant authority has been— amended to an extent that the fee paid in relation to the authority before it was amended is higher than the fee that would be payable in relation to the authority in its amended form; or suspended or cancelled for a ground mentioned in section 123 (e) ; or surrendered under section 129 . The chief executive may refund all or part of a fee paid in relation to the plant 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 the person is required to pay (sec.185-ssec.1) This section applies if a plant authority has been— amended to an extent that the fee paid in relation to the authority before it was amended is higher than the fee that would be payable in relation to the authority in its amended form; or suspended or cancelled for a ground mentioned in section 123 (e) ; or surrendered under section 129 . (sec.185-ssec.2) The chief executive may refund all or part of a fee paid in relation to the plant 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.185-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 the person is required to pay
- (a) amended to an extent that the fee paid in relation to the authority before it was amended is higher than the fee that would be payable in relation to the authority in its amended form; or
- (b) suspended or cancelled for a ground mentioned in section 123 (e) ; or
- (c) surrendered under section 129 .
- (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 the person is required to pay