Legislation – Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023
Changes to legislation:
Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023, Section 167 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 November 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.![]()
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Section 167:
- s. 11(3) inserted by 2024 asc 3 Sch. 3 para. 15(2)
- s. 58(4)(c) inserted by 2024 asc 3 Sch. 3 para. 15(3)
- s. 88(4) inserted by 2024 asc 3 Sch. 3 para. 15(4)
- s. 118(2)(f) inserted by 2024 asc 3 Sch. 3 para. 15(5)
- s. 161(6) inserted by 2024 asc 3 Sch. 3 para. 15(6)
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- s. 11(3) inserted by 2024 asc 3 Sch. 3 para. 15(2)
- s. 58(4)(c) inserted by 2024 asc 3 Sch. 3 para. 15(3)
- s. 88(4) inserted by 2024 asc 3 Sch. 3 para. 15(4)
- s. 118(2)(f) inserted by 2024 asc 3 Sch. 3 para. 15(5)
- s. 161(6) inserted by 2024 asc 3 Sch. 3 para. 15(6)
PART 5SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION ABOUT BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL INTEREST AND CONSERVATION AREAS
CHAPTER 1EXERCISE OF FUNCTIONS BY PLANNING AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LOCAL AUTHORITIES
167Fees and charges for exercising functions
(1)
The Welsh Ministers may by regulations require the payment of a fee or charge to a planning authority for—
(a)
performing any of its functions under Part 3, Part 4, this Part or Part 7 as it applies for the purposes of any of those Parts;
(b)
doing anything which is calculated to facilitate, or is conducive or incidental to, the performance of any of those functions.
(2)
Regulations under this section may in particular—
(a)
make provision about when a fee or charge must be paid;
(b)
make provision about who must pay a fee or charge;
(c)
make provision about how a fee or charge is to be calculated (including who is to make the calculation);
(d)
specify circumstances in which a fee or charge is to be waived or refunded (wholly or in part);
(e)
specify circumstances in which no fee or charge is to be paid;
(f)
make provision about the effect of paying or failing to pay a fee or charge in accordance with the regulations (which may include provision that amends, repeals or revokes any enactment, including any provision of this Act);
(g)
specify circumstances in which a fee or charge payable to one planning authority is to be transferred to another planning authority.
(3)
If regulations under this section provide for a planning authority to calculate the amount of any fees or charges, the authority must ensure that, taking one financial year with another, its income from the fees or charges does not exceed the cost of performing the functions, or doing the things, to which they relate.