SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 23Road user charging
Non-compliance with paragraph 20 or 22 above
23
1
Except with the consent of the Secretary of State in any particular case, none of the charging authority’s share of the net proceeds of a charging scheme may be applied in any financial year beginning after the end of the opening four year period unless and until a statement under paragraph 20 above having effect in relation to a period in which that year falls has been prepared and approved under that paragraph.
2
Except with the consent of the Secretary of State in any particular case, none of the redistributed portion of the net proceeds of a charging scheme may be applied in any financial year beginning after the end of the opening four year period unless and until a statement under paragraph 22 above having effect in relation to a period in which that year falls has been prepared and approved under that paragraph in relation to the scheme.
3
In this paragraph, “the opening four year period”, in relation to any charging scheme, means the period which—
a
begins with the date on which the scheme comes into force; and
b
ends with the fourth financial year that commences on or after that date.