Section 295S - Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 - Administrative costs

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295S Administrative costs

(1) The regulations may require participants in a green offset scheme to pay to the EPA a contribution towards the following—

(a) the costs of management and administration of the scheme (including payment for services provided by any person or body exercising functions under the scheme),

(b) the costs of ensuring compliance with the scheme,

(c) any other costs relating to the scheme.

(2) The regulations may require participants in green offset works to pay to the EPA a contribution towards the following—

(a) the costs of management and administration of the works (including payment for services provided by any person or body providing or managing the works),

(b) the costs of ensuring compliance with the works,

(c) any other costs relating to the works.

(3) The regulations may—

(a) require a person to continue to make a contribution referred to in this section in respect of a green offset credit that has been forfeited until the credit is sold or re-allocated, and

(b) exempt any person or class of persons from payment of a contribution referred to in this section.

(4) The EPA is not required to pay a contribution referred to in this section.

(5) This section does not apply to contributions for works under green offset schemes.

ss 295R–295X: Ins 2005 No 96, Sch 1 [129].