reg 33 Fees of approved bodies and designated bodies
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an approved body or a designated body may charge such a fee in connection with, or incidental to, carrying out its functions in relation to these Regulations as it may determine. (2) The fee charged pursuant to paragraph (1) must not exceed the sum of the following— (a) the costs incurred or to be incurred by the approved body or the designated body in carrying out relevant work; and (b) an amount of profit which is reasonable in the circumstances having regard to— (i) the character and extent of the work carried out by the approved body or the designated body on behalf of the person commissioning the work; and (ii) the commercial rate normally charged on account of profit for that work or similar work. (3) Subject to paragraph (4) the power in paragraph (1) includes the power to require the payment of a fee, or a reasonable estimate of the fee, in respect of the work commissioned in advance of carrying out that work. (4) Unless the parties otherwise agree, an amount charged in accordance with paragraph (3) must not exceed a reasonable estimate of the fee for the work for the three months subsequent to the request for the advance payment.