Section 220: Community Infrastructure Levy: procedure, Planning Act 2008

CIL regulations may include provision about procedures to be followed in connection with CIL.

In particular, the regulations may make provision about—

procedures to be followed by a charging authority proposing to begin charging CIL;

procedures to be followed by a charging authority in relation to charging CIL;

procedures to be followed by a charging authority proposing to stop charging CIL;

consultation;

the publication or other treatment of reports;

timing and methods of publication;

making documents available for inspection;

providing copies of documents (with or without charge);

the form and content of documents;

giving notice;

serving notices or other documents;

examinations to be held in public in the course of setting or revising rates or other criteria or of preparing lists;

the terms and conditions of appointment of independent persons;

remuneration and expenses of independent persons (which may be required to be paid by the Secretary of State or by a charging authority);

other costs in connection with examinations;

reimbursement of expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State (including provision for enforcement);

apportionment of costs;

combining procedures in connection with CIL with procedures for another purpose of a charging authority (including a purpose of that authority in another capacity);

procedures to be followed in connection with actual or potential liability for CIL.

CIL regulations may make provision about the procedure to be followed in respect of an exemption from CIL or a reduction of CIL; in particular, the regulations may include provision—

about the procedure for determining whether any conditions are satisfied;

requiring a charging authority or other person to notify specified persons of any exemption or reduction;

requiring a charging authority or other person to keep a record of any exemption or reduction.

A provision of this Part conferring express power to make procedural provision in a specified context includes, in particular, power to make provision about the matters specified in subsection (2).

A power in this Part to make provision about publishing something includes a power to make provision about making it available for inspection.

Sections 229 to 231 do not apply to this Part (but CIL regulations may make similar provision).

Section 220: Community Infrastructure Levy: procedure

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