Fees charged for applications under the Electricity Act 1989 consultation: our response
Our response to the consultation on proposals to revise fees paid for applications under the Electricity Act 1989, providing details of the changes which Ministers intend to implement. The decision to increase fees follows a careful consideration of all the points raised by respondents to our consultation.
5. Implementation
5.1 It is intended that the revised fees will be implemented by amendment of the Electricity (Applications for Consent) Regulations 1990. This would be subject to a negative procedure in the Scottish Parliament. Ministers aim to implement the revised fees from May 2019.
Monitoring
It is our intention that the implementation of fees will be monitored by the Energy Consents Unit and the fees will be reviewed again after 2 years. The fees to be implemented shall be monitored as a stepped approach towards full cost recovery. A 2 year period is more closely aligned to the project development cycle for such long term EIA projects and will allow a variety of applications to come forward over this time period. This will allow detailed data to be gathered to inform future analysis of the fees, before any further consideration is given to adjusting the cost recovery mechanism to meet future requirements.
Contact
Email: Energy Consents Unit
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