The Fees for Inquiries (Standard Daily Amount) (Wales) Regulations 2002

Made8th November 2002

Coming into force29th November 2002

The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42(4) of the Housing and Planning Act 19861 on any Minister authorised, under or by virtue of those statutory provisions specified in section 42(1) of that Act or to which that section is applied2, to recover costs incurred by the Minister in relation to an inquiry, which powers are now exercisable by the National Assembly for Wales3 in relation to Wales, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and application1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Fees for Inquiries (Standard Daily Amount) (Wales) Regulations 2002 and come into force on the 29th November 2002.

(2)

These Regulations apply to Wales.

Inquiries to which these Regulations apply2.

These Regulations apply to inquiries in relation to which the National Assembly for Wales is entitled to recover its costs under or by virtue of the following provisions, namely—

(a)

section 250(4) of the Local Government Act 19724 (general provisions as to costs of inquiries),

(b)

section 129(1)(d) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 19845 (costs of an inquiry under that Act),

(c)

section 69(5) of the Land Drainage Act 19916 (costs of an inquiry under that Act),

if the inquiry opens on or after the date on which these Regulations come into force.

Standard daily amount3.

The standard daily amount prescribed under section 42(4) of the Housing and Planning Act 1986 for inquiries to which these Regulations apply is—

(a)

if the inquiry opens before 1 April 2003, £566; and

(b)

if the inquiry opens on or after 1 April 2003, £645.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 19987

Rhodri Morgan

First Minister of the National Assembly

8th November 2002

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which apply to Wales, apply where the National Assembly for Wales is authorised under or by virtue of specified provisions to recover its costs in connection with the holding of an inquiry under certain enactments, namely:

(a)

the Local Government Act 1972;

(b)

the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984; and

(c)

the Land Drainage Act 1991.

They specify a standard amount which may be charged for each day on which the inquiry sits or the person appointed to hold it is otherwise engaged on work connected with it. The amount is £566 if the inquiry opens on or after the day when these Regulations come into force (29 November 2002) but before 1 April 2003 and £645 if the inquiry opens on or after 1 April 2003.