Amendment to regulation 30 (power to charge a fee and discounts)
12.—(1) In regulation 30—
(a)after paragraph (1), insert—
“(1A) Where a Permit Authority is an Approved Authority for the purposes of the Street Works (Charges for Occupation of the Highway) (England) Regulations 2012(1), a fee may not be charged in relation to a permit for works on a street for which a charge falls due under those Regulations.”;
(b)after paragraph (3), insert—
“(3A) A permit scheme shall include discounts for works which take place on streets subject to designation as traffic-sensitive, where the works take place wholly outside traffic-sensitive times.”; and
(c)after paragraph (6), insert—
“(7) Where a permit is granted but subsequently revoked by the Permit Authority before commencement of the specified works, the Permit Authority shall refund in full any fee charged in accordance with this regulation, provided the revocation is not the fault of the permit holder.”.