10.—(1) A charging authority is the collecting authority for CIL charged in its area.
(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to the following provisions of this regulation.
(3) In relation to CIL charged by the Mayor, the London borough council in whose area the development subject to the levy is situated must collect that CIL and accordingly is the collecting authority for that CIL.
(4) In England a county council for an area for which there is more than one district council is the collecting authority for CIL charged in its area in respect of development for which it grants planning permission.
(5) A relevant consenting authority (P) may agree with a charging authority (C) that P shall be the collecting authority for CIL charged by C in respect of development for which P grants planning permission.
(6) In paragraph (5) “relevant consenting authority” means—
(a)the Homes and Communities Agency(1);
(b)an urban development corporation established by order of the Secretary of State under section 135(1) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980; or
(c)an enterprise zone authority designated under Schedule 32 to the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980.
The Homes and Communities Agency was established by section 1 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17).