Part 11Community Infrastructure Levy

220Community Infrastructure Levy: procedure

1

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

2

In particular, the regulations may make provision about—

a

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

b

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

c

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

d

consultation;

e

the publication or other treatment of reports;

f

timing and methods of publication;

g

making documents available for inspection;

h

providing copies of documents (with or without charge);

i

the form and content of documents;

j

giving notice;

k

serving notices or other documents;

l

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

m

the terms and conditions of appointment of independent persons;

n

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

o

other costs in connection with examinations;

p

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

q

apportionment of costs;

r

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

s

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

3

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—

a

about the procedure for determining whether any conditions are satisfied;

b

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

c

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

4

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).

5

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

6

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