http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/5/section/125Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026enStatute Law Database2026-06-22Expert Participation2026-04-28 PART 5SUPPLEMENTARY AND GENERALBuilding safety authoritiesFees for exercise of functions by building safety authorities 125 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. S. 125 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 138(2)