Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

55Planning authorities’ functions: charges and fees

In section 252 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (fees for planning applications, etc.)—

(a)in subsection (1A), after paragraph (d) insert—

(da)make provision for the charge or fee payable to different planning authorities to be of different amounts,,

(b)after subsection (1A) insert—

(1AA)Provision such as mentioned in subsection (1A)(da) may be made in respect of a planning authority where the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that the functions of the authority are not being, or have not been, performed satisfactorily.

(1AB)The power to make provision such as is mentioned in subsection (1A)(da) is without prejudice to the generality of the power in section 275(2A).,

(c)subsections (5) and (6) are repealed.