Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances

and expenses incurred in the taking of samples, the carrying out of tests, examinations
and analyses and in respect of the remuneration and other expenses of employees or
persons engaged by the Authority.
Charges for services
Charges for services.
46. (1) A Competent Authority may charge and shall be entitled to be paid for the
provision by that Competent Authority of a service or the performance of a duty
imposed on any such Authority pursuant to these Regulations, including—
(a) the examination of notifications or safety reports and any revisions of
same,
(b) the preparation and revision of external emergency plans,
(c) the testing and putting into effect of emergency plans, and
(d) the provision of information pursuant to Regulation 34(1).
(2) A charge made by a Competent Authority to which paragraph (1) refers
shall be made only in accordance with such scale of charges as may be specified by
the appropriate Minister as respects that Competent Authority, which scale of charges
may include particulars of the person by whom the fee is payable.
(3) A Competent Authority may recover, as a simple contract debt in any court
of competent jurisdiction, from the person by whom it is payable, any amount due and
owing to it under this Regulation.
(4) An operator who makes available to a member of the public, other than a
person referred to in Regulation 18(1)(a), the information referred to in Regulation
18(1)(a) or a safety report referred to in Regulation 12 or 13 shall be entitled to charge
such person a sum of money in respect of the making available of such information or
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