After section 32A of the 1960 Act (inserted by section 63(2)), insert—
(1)A relevant permanent site application may be made by the occupier of land to the local authority in whose area the land is situated.
(2)A relevant permanent site application must—
(a)be in writing and in such format as is determined by the local authority,
(b)specify the land in respect of which the application is made,
(c)include information specified in regulations made under section 32N, and
(d)include any information relevant to the material falling within section 32O(2) in relation to—
(i)the applicant,
(ii)any person to be appointed by the applicant to manage the site, and
(iii)any other person whom the local authority is required to be satisfied is a fit and proper person in accordance with section 32D(1)(b) or (2)(b).
(3)An applicant must, either at the time of making the application or subsequently, give to the local authority such other information as the authority may reasonably require.
(1)A relevant permanent site 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 a relevant permanent site application.
(4)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations subject to the negative procedure make provision about the charging of fees under subsection (1).
(5)Regulations made under subsection (4) may in particular—
(a)provide for the fee not to exceed such amount as may be prescribed by the regulations,
(b)specify matters to be taken into account by an authority when fixing a fee.”.
Commencement Information
I1S. 64 in force at 20.11.2014 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2014/264, art. 2, Sch.
I2S. 64 in force at 1.5.2017 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2016/412, art. 2, sch.