Costs of investigation of applications to be borne by applicant
26A.—(1) The costs of investigation of an application by any relevant person shall be borne by the applicant or each applicant in the group of applicants (in the case of a consolidated application, if applicable).
(2) The Authority may give a written notice to the applicant or group of applicants of the estimated costs of investigation and require the applicant or group of applicants to pay such estimated costs to the Authority within such period as may be specified in the notice.
(3) At the conclusion of the investigation into the application or if the application is withdrawn, the Authority shall certify the actual costs of investigation of the application, and shall ––
(a)
where the actual costs of investigation are lower than the amount paid under paragraph (2), refund the excess without interest to the person who paid the estimated costs; or
(b)
where the actual costs of investigation are higher than the amount paid under paragraph (2), by a written notice, require the person to reimburse the Authority the excess within such period as may be specified in the notice.
(4) The certificate of the Authority stating the actual costs of the investigation under paragraph (3) shall be conclusive evidence of such amount.
(5) In this regulation, “relevant person” means ––
(a)
any person who submits an application to be an approved manufacturer or an approved supplier; or
(b)
any person who submits an application to be an approved test service provider.
[S 64/2013 wef 31/01/2013]
Costs of investigation of suitability to be borne by approved manufacturer, approved supplier or approved test service provider
26B.—(1) For the purpose of meeting any costs arising out of any investigation in connection with the continuing suitability of any approved manufacturer, approved supplier or approved test service provider, the Authority may, from time to time, give a written notice to the approved manufacturer, approved supplier or approved test service provider (as the case may be) to pay such estimated costs to the Authority within such period of time as may be specified in the notice.
(2) Regulation 26A(3) and (4) shall apply, with the necessary modifications and subject to this regulation, to any costs of investigation of suitability under paragraph (1) as it does to the costs of investigation of application under regulation 26A(1).