12.—(1) A fee is payable to the register operator in respect of any application specified in column (2) of the table in the Schedule (fees for applications under the Biodiversity Gain Site Register Regulations 2024).
(2) The amount of the fee payable in respect of the application is the amount specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the table.
(3) The fee must be paid by the applicant before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the application is received by the register operator.
(4) But if the applicant withdraws the application before paying the fee, no fee is payable under this regulation in respect of that application(1).
For the withdrawal of applications under the Biodiversity Gain Site Register Regulations 2024 see regulations 7(5), 12(5), 17(11) and 24(6) of those Regulations.