reg 8 Annual fee — independent hospitals and clinics without approved places
(1) The annual fee in respect of an independent hospital or clinic without approved places is £1,000. (2) The annual fee in respect of a independent hospital or clinic without approved places shall be first payable by the registered provider on the date specified in respect of him or her in paragraph (3) (“the first date”), and thereafter on the anniversary of the first date. (3) The specified date is— (a) in the case of the registered provider of an independent hospital or clinic that is an existing undertaking the anniversary of the date on which the fee was last payable under the 1984 Act; (b) in the case of a registered provider who is a previously exempt provider, the 1st April 2003; (c) in the case of a registered provider who is a new provider, the date on which a certificate of registration was first issued under Part II of the Act in respect of a registered provider of the home.