(1) The designating authority may charge a fee to an applicant for a designation order.

(2) The designating authority may charge the system operator of a designated system a periodical fee.

(3) Fees chargeable by the designating authority under this regulation shall not exceed an amount which reasonably represents the amount of costs incurred or likely to be incurred -

(a) in the case of a fee charged to an applicant for a designation order, in determining whether the designation order should be made; and

(b) in the case of a periodical fee, in satisfying itself that the designated system and its system operator continue to meet the requirements of the Schedule and are complying with any obligations to which they are subject by virtue of these Regulations.