The Public Bodies (Water Supply and Water Quality) (Inspection Fees) Order 2012

Article 4

SCHEDULE FEES FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF FUNCTIONS UNDER SECTION 86 WATER INDUSTRY ACT 1991

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Function	Fee
(a) Checking that the sampling and analysis arrangements for water samples collected by the relevant water supplier comply with— (i) the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2010(1); (ii) section 68 of the 1991 Act; and (iii) any requirements for sample data required to be provided under section 202 of the 1991 Act.	A fee to be calculated using the rate— (i) fixed for each group of 100 water sample results received and checked; and (ii) multiplied by the total number of each such group.
(b) Checking that— (i) the relevant water supplier’s water supply management arrangements comply with— (aa) the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2010; (bb) section 37 of the 1991 Act; (cc) section 68 of the 1991 Act; and (ii) the relevant water supplier has complied with any requirement of the Welsh Ministers to furnish information about these arrangements under section 202 of the 1991 Act.	A fee to be calculated using the rate— (i) fixed for each chargeable period; and (ii) multiplied by the total number of chargeable periods spent performing the function.
(c) In relation to a relevant water supplier— (i) Investigating an event, incident, emergency or other matter where any of those matters indicate that the water supplier may not have complied with— (aa) the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2010; (bb) section 37 of the 1991 Act; (cc) section 68 of the 1991 Act; and (ii) checking that such an event, incident, emergency or other matter has been notified by the relevant water supplier in compliance with any requirement of the Welsh Ministers to furnish such information under section 202 of the 1991 Act.	A fee to be calculated using the rate— (i) fixed for each chargeable period; and (ii) multiplied by the total number of chargeable periods spent performing the function.
(d) In relation to a relevant water supplier— (i) investigating a consumer complaint about the quality or sufficiency of water where the complaint indicates that the water supplier may not have complied with— (aa) The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2010; (bb) section 37 of the 1991 Act; (cc) Section 68 of the 1991 Act ; and (ii) checking that any requirement of the Welsh Ministers to furnish information about such complaints under section 202 of the 1991 Act has been complied with.	A fee to be calculated using the rate— (i) fixed for each chargeable period; and (ii) multiplied by the total number of chargeable periods spent performing the function.

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S.I. 2010/994 (W.99) as amended by S.I. 2011/14 (W.7).