Commentary on provisions of Act Discard prevention charging schemes Section 31: Charge collectors
This section makes provision about the collectors of the charges which are payable under charging schemes.
	Subsection (1) provides that the charging scheme may include provision about appointments by the Secretary of State of charge collectors to administer the scheme, about their terms of office, their functions and the termination of their appointment.
	Subsection (2) sets out the functions which may conferred on the charge collector under subsection (1).
	Subsection (3) sets out the provisions which may be made in connection with the termination of appointments of charge collectors.
	Subsection (4) allows for the scheme to make provision with regard to appeals from decisions made by charge collectors under the scheme.
	Subsection (5) allows for payments to be made to charge collectors to cover expenditure incurred by charge collectors in the exercise of their functions. Subsection (6) allows for payments under subsection (5) to be subject to such conditions as the Secretary of State considers to be appropriate.