2Maximum charges

1

In determining for the purposes of section 1(2) a reasonable charge for a chargeable service, a local authority must act in accordance with regulations made by the Welsh Ministers under subsection (2).

2

The Welsh Ministers may make provision in regulations for and in connection with controlling and limiting the determinations that a local authority may make under section 1(2).

3

The provision that may be made in the regulations includes (but is not limited to) provision—

a

specifying an amount which must be considered the maximum reasonable charge for a chargeable service, or combination of chargeable services;

b

setting out a formula for determining the amount which must be considered the maximum reasonable charge for a chargeable service, or combination of chargeable services;

c

requiring, in the case of a specified chargeable service, or combination of chargeable services, a local authority to fix a charge by reference to a specified period of time;

d

in relation to a charge referred to in paragraph (c), specifying the amount which must be considered the maximum reasonable charge;

e

in relation to a charge referred to in paragraph (c), setting out a formula for determining the amount which must be considered the maximum reasonable charge.