(1) The fee payable for a geothermal authority application specified in Schedule 1, column 1, is specified in column 2 opposite the application.
(2) A fee paid for an application to which section 14(1) of the Act applies is refundable if the Minister decides under section 14(2) of the Act that the application does not have the greatest merit to be given consideration for the grant of a permit.
(3) A fee paid for an application for the grant, renewal or variation of conditions of a geothermal authority is not refundable if the Minister refuses to grant, renew, or vary the conditions of, the geothermal authority.