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(1)An application must be accompanied by a fee of such amount (if any) as the relevant local authority may fix.
(2)An authority may fix different fees for different applications or types of application.
(3)A fee fixed by an authority must not exceed an amount which it considers represents the reasonable costs of an authority in deciding an application under this Act.
(4)A fee paid to an authority may be refunded by it in such circumstances and to such extent as it may determine.
(5)An authority must publish information on the circumstances in which and the extent to which it may normally be considered appropriate for a fee paid to the authority to be refunded under subsection (4).
(6)When publishing information in accordance with subsection (5), an authority must have regard to any guidance on the refund of application fees issued by the Scottish Ministers under section 31(1).
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