125Fees for exercise of functions by building safety authorities(1)

The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision for and in connection with the charging of fees by building safety authorities for—

(a)

exercising any of their functions under this Act or regulations made under it;

(b)

doing anything that is calculated to facilitate, or is conducive or incidental to, the exercise of any of those functions.

(2)

The regulations may, in particular, make provision about—

(a)

the circumstances in which fees may be charged;

(b)

the time when, or period within which, a fee charged is payable;

(c)

who is liable to pay a fee charged;

(d)

how a fee charged is to be paid;

(e)

the recovery of fees charged;

(f)

the waiver, reduction or repayment of fees.

(3)

The regulations may either—

(a)

specify the amount of a fee, or

(b)

provide for the amount to be determined in accordance with the regulations.

(4)

The regulations may in particular—

(a)

provide that the amount of a fee is to be determined by a building safety authority in accordance with a scheme made and published by the Welsh Ministers, and

(b)

make provision about such schemes, including the principles to be embodied in them.

(5)

The regulations may make provision about the effect of failing to pay a fee in accordance with the regulations.

(6)

Before making regulations under this section, the Welsh Ministers must consult—

(a)

each‍ county council and county borough council in Wales, and

(b)

such other persons as they consider appropriate.