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(1)Without prejudice to section 274 of the M1Highways Act 1980 (contributions by local authorities to expenses of highway authorities), any local authority may contribute towards any expenses incurred by a local highway authority—
(a)in the acquisition of land under Part IX of this Act or Chapter V of Part I of the M2Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990,
(b)in the construction or improvement of roads on land so acquired, or
(c)in connection with any development required in the interests of the proper planning of the area of the local authority.
(2)Any local authority and any statutory undertakers may contribute towards—
[F1(a)any expenses incurred by a local planning authority for the purposes of carrying out a review under section 13 or 61 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (duty of local planning authority to keep under review certain matters affecting development);
(ab)any expenses incurred by a county council for the purposes of carrying out a review under section 14 of that Act (duty of county council to keep under review certain matters affecting development);]
(b)any expenses incurred by a local planning authority or a mineral planning authority in or in connection with the performance of any of their functions under Part III, the provisions of Part VI relating to purchase notices, Part VII [F2except sections 196A and 196B], Part VIII (except section 207), Part IX or Schedule 5 or 9.
[F3(2A)Each of the persons specified in subsection (2B) may contribute towards any expenses incurred by a [F4corporate joint committee] for the purposes of carrying out a review under section [F560L of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (corporate joint committees: area survey)].
(2B)The persons are—
(a) a local authority in Wales;
(b)a statutory undertaker authorised to carry on an undertaking in Wales.]
(3)Where any expenses are incurred by a local authority in the payment of compensation payable in consequence of anything done under Part III, the provisions of Part VI relating to purchase notices, Part VII [F2except sections 196A and 196B], Part VIII, or Schedule 5 or 9, the Secretary of State may, if it appears to him to be expedient to do so, require any other local authority to contribute towards those expenses such sum as appears to him to be reasonable, having regard to any benefit accruing to that authority by reason of the proceeding giving rise to the compensation.
(4)Subsection (3) shall apply in relation to payments made by a local authority to any statutory undertakers in accordance with financial arrangements to which effect is given under section 275(5)(c), as it applies in relation to compensation payable by such an authority in consequence of anything done under Part III, Part VIII or Schedule 5 or 9, and the reference in that subsection to the proceeding giving rise to the compensation shall be construed accordingly.
(5)For the purposes of this section, contributions made by a local planning authority towards the expenditure of a joint advisory committee shall be deemed to be expenses incurred by that authority for the purposes for which that expenditure is incurred by the committee.
[F6(6)This section shall have effect as if the references to a local authority included references to a National Park authority.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 306(2)(a)(ab) substituted for s. 306(2)(a) (28.9.2004 for E. and 15.10.2005 for W.) by Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5), ss. 118, 121, Sch. 6 para. 12 (with s. 111); S.I. 2004/2202, art. 2 (subject to transitional provisions and savings in art. 4); S.I. 2005/2847, art. 2 (subject to transitional provisions and savings in art. 3)
F2Words in s. 306(2)(b)(3) inserted (2.1.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 32, 84(2)-(4), Sch. 7 para. 47 (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1991/2905, art. 3, Sch. 1 (subject to art. 4)
F3S. 306(2A)(2B) inserted (6.9.2015 for specified purposes, 7.1.2021 in so far as not already in force) by Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4), s. 58(2)(b)(4)(b), Sch. 2 para. 11; S.I. 2021/7, reg. 2(c)
F4Words in s. 306(2A) substituted (21.1.2021) by Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(1)(e), Sch. 9 para. 27(a)
F5Words in s. 306(2A) substituted (21.1.2021) by Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(1)(e), Sch. 9 para. 27(b)
F6S. 306(6) inserted (23.11.1995) by 1995 c. 25, s. 78, Sch. 10 para. 32(10) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117, Sch. 8 para. 7); S.I. 1995/2950, art. 2(1)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 306(2)(a) applied (with modifications) (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(7), Sch. 17 Pt. II para. 17(1) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1995/3198, art. 6(3), Sch. 5
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