Member

On Amendment 26, as the noble Lord said, it is clearly very important that public authorities can recoup the costs of administering and enforcing product regulations. Clause 8(1) allows for regulations to provide that a relevant authority, which in practice may be a local authority or another enforcement body, may impose fees to cover the costs incurred in carrying out its functions under product safety or metrology regulations. Clause 8(2) outlines that regulations may make provisions on who is liable to pay, the amount to be paid, the circumstances in which a fee is payable and the process for making payments.