| UK. DEFRA to consult on fee rises for marine industry environmental licences |
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| Thursday, 09 February 2006 | |
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Government news: The fees for marine industry environmental licences are under review in a consultation published today. Action is needed because the cost of regulating industries like dredging and marine construction, is not being fully recovered through the licensing system. The consultation considers each licence component in detail, examining how the fees are built to recover full cost to the regulator. The consultation recommends: A 22% increase in disposal licence fees and an increase in the second and third year fees, for long term licences, from 75% to 90% of the cost of a first year licence. No increase in construction licence fees in the coming financial year. And it proposes: Creating a core licence regime for disposal operations to ports, so they can manage their own dredging and disposal operations with in-built assessment and sample analyses milestones. The core licence is intended to remain within the current legal framework. Piloting a scheme where licence applicants can obtain their sample analyses from external, accredited laboratories, giving applicants greater choice. Members of the public and interested parties can express their views through the 12 week consultation period by logging on to www.mceu.gov.uk/MCEU_LOCAL/FEPA/whatsnew.htm |
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