2007 No. 1713 (W.150)

HIGHWAYS, WALES

The Street Works (Inspection Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Made

Laid before the National Assembly For Wales

Coming into force

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 75 and 104(1) of the New Roads and Street Works Act 19911, and now vested in them2, make the following regulations:

Title, commencement and application1

The title of these Regulations is the Street Works (Inspection Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007. They come into force on 10 July 2007 and apply in relation to Wales.

Preliminary2

The Street Works (Inspection Fees) (Wales) Regulations 20063 are amended as follows.

Amendment to regulation 3 (inspection fees)3

In regulation 3, in paragraphs (1) and (8), for “£21.00” substitute “£24.00”.

Brian GibbonsMinister for the Economy and Transport

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Street Works (Inspection Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2006 so as to increase the fee payable by undertakers for inspections of their work by street authorities in Wales under regulation 3 of those Regulations.

The fee for such inspections, which was last altered in April 2004, is increased by 14.3% from £21 to £24.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared in respect of these regulations. This is available for inspection at the offices of Transport Wales, Welsh Assembly Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ.