67.— (1) The Minister may make regulations for the purpose of licensing under section 63 and appeals under section 66.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations under this section may make provision for all or any of the following:

(a) the form of licence;

(b) requiring the furnishing by applicants of specified information in relation to an application for a licence;

(c) requiring the production of evidence to verify any information given by an applicant;

(d) requiring water services authorities to furnish to the Minister, to the Board or to any other specified persons any specified information in relation to any applications and the manner in which they have been dealt with;

(e) requiring an applicant to defray or contribute towards the cost of any investigation carried out by a water services authority in relation to an application;

(f) the oral hearing of any appeal to the Board and any such oral hearing being conducted by the Board or by a person appointed for that purpose by the Board;

(g) any procedural matter in relation to appeals under section 66;

(h) the payment to a water services authority of a fee of such amount as may be specified in respect of an application to it for a licence under section 63;

(i) the payment of fees of different amounts in respect of different classes of such applications;

(j) exemption from the payment of fees provided for under paragraph (h) or (i) in such circumstances as may be specified;

(k) the waiver, remission or refund (in whole or in part) of such fees in such circumstances as may be specified; or

(l) the purpose for which fees may be used.

(3) Where, under regulations made under this section, a fee is payable to a water services authority in respect of an application for a licence under section 63, the water services authority shall not consider the application unless the fee is received by the water services authority.

(4) A defrayment or contribution under subsection (2)(e) or a fee under subsection (2)(h) or (i) or an amount specified under section 63(5)(b) shall be payable on demand by the applicant or licence holder as the case may be.