Nuclear Reactors (Environmental Impact Assessment for Decommissioning) Regulations 1999

Recovery of expenses by the Executive

15.—(1) This regulation applies to any expenses incurred by the Executive which the Executive may determine to be incurred wholly or partly in connection with the carrying into effect of these Regulations and includes any sums paid by the Executive by way of remuneration, allowances or other payments to inspectors appointed under the 1974 Act.

(2) Where a licensee has applied for a consent to carry out a project or has requested an opinion pursuant to regulation 4 or 5 respectively, the Executive, in such cases and to such extent as it may appear to it appropriate to do so—

(a) shall require the licensee to repay to it so much of any expenses to which this regulation applies as may appear to it to be attributable to dealing with the application or request; and

(b) may require the licensee to make to it a payment or payments on account of such liability.

(3) A licensee shall comply with any requirement made of him under this regulation.

(4) Any liability of a licensee in respect of sums payable by him under this regulation on account of pensions shall, if the Executive so determines, be satisfied by way of contributions calculated at such rate as may be determined by the Treasury, by reference to remuneration.

(5) Where a licensee has made a payment under sub-paragraph (2)(b) above on account of an anticipated liability, then if the amount of the liability to which he becomes subject is less than the amount paid under that sub-paragraph, the Executive shall be liable to repay the difference to him.