Section 163 — Housing and Planning Act 2016: Regulations under section 161: fees and payments

Regulations under section 161: fees and payments 163 1 Regulations under section 161 may make provision about—

a the setting, publication and charging of fees by designated persons or responsible planning authorities;

b the refunding of fees, by designated persons or responsible planning authorities, in specified circumstances.

2 The provision that may be made under subsection (1)(a) includes provision giving power to the Secretary of State to prevent the charging of fees that he or she considers excessive.

3 The provision that may be made under subsection (1)(b) includes provision requiring a designated person or a responsible planning authority to refund to an applicant some or all of a fee paid by the applicant to a designated person where the person or the authority fails to do a particular thing within a specified period.

4 The regulations may authorise the making of payments by the Secretary of State to local planning authorities or designated persons.