Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960

[F1 10A Powers to charge fees: supplementary E+W

(1) This section applies where a local authority in England propose to charge a fee under section 3, 5A, 8 or 10.

(2) Before charging the fee, the local authority must prepare and publish a fees policy.

(3) When fixing a fee for the purposes of section 3, 5A, 8 or 10, the local authority—

(a) must act in accordance with their fees policy;

(b) may fix different fees for different cases or descriptions of case;

(c) may determine that no fee is required to be paid in certain cases or descriptions of case.

(4) When fixing a fee for any of those purposes, the local authority may not take into account any costs incurred by them in exercising—

(a) their functions under any of sections 9A to 9I, 23 or 24;

(b) any function under any provision of this Act in relation to a caravan site which is not a relevant protected site.

(5) If the local authority propose to charge a fee under section 5A, the fees policy must include provision about the time at which the fee is payable.

(6) The local authority may revise their fees policy and, where they do so, must publish the policy as revised.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 10A inserted (E.W.) (1.4.2014) by Mobile Homes Act 2013 (c. 14), ss. 1(6), 15(1)