Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulations 2021
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353 Sample inspection fees
(1) For the purposes of regulations 289(3) and 328(3), in the case of a request to inspect a sample made before 1 July 2025, the fee payable by a person before the person is permitted to inspect a sample is an amount equal to the sum of the following amounts—
(a) if the sample is lent to the person who made the request—an amount calculated at the rate of 10 fee units per day or part of a day during which the sample is on loan to that person;
(b) if the sample is, on the application of the person making the request, forwarded or consigned to that person—an amount equal to all costs incurred in the forwarding or consignment, including the costs of packaging (if applicable).
(2) For the purposes of regulations 289(3) and 328(3), in the case of a request to inspect a sample made on or after 1 July 2025, the fee payable by a person before the person is permitted to inspect a sample is an amount equal to the sum of the following amounts—
(a) if the sample is lent to the person who made the request—an amount calculated at the rate of 13 fee units per day or part of a day during which the sample is on loan to that person;
(b) if the sample is, on the application of the person making the request, forwarded or consigned to that person—an amount equal to all costs incurred in the forwarding or consignment, including the costs of packaging (if applicable).