S.L. 549.76 Art. 13Fees and financial provisions.

(1) Applications for a permit (including for the variation, transfer, renewal or surrender thereof) shall be accompanied by such a fee as may be from time to time prescribed by the competent authority.

(2) The competent authority shall charge an annual fee payable on the anniversary of the date of issue of the permit. All inspection costs shall be added to the annual fee according to the standard rate charged by the competent authority. The cost of any consultancy services engaged by the competent authority to obtain specialised expertise on specific applications or to assist the authority in compliance auditing shall be borne by the applicant, and added to the annual fee.

(3) The competent authority may also require the provision by the operator of a suitable financial guarantee to be made in favour of the competent authority to secure the obligations under the permit before the permit is issued. The financial guarantee may also be tied to specific requirements in the permit.

(4) The competent authority shall not process any application for a permit or render any other service if the fees relative to a previous or the current permit or service given to the same person or in respect of a site or any technically connected site have not been paid in full.