Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023

Prospective

139Restriction of Community Infrastructure Levy to Greater London and WalesE+W

(1)Part 11 of the Planning Act 2008 (Community Infrastructure Levy) is amended as follows.

(2)In the Part heading, at the end insert “: Greater London and Wales”.

(3)In section 205 (the levy)—

(a)in subsection (1), after “imposition” insert “, in Greater London and Wales,”;

(b)in subsection (3), in the Table, omit the second entry.

(4)In section 206 (the charge)—

(a)in subsection (1), after “A charging authority” insert “in Greater London or Wales”;

(b)for subsection (3) substitute—

“(3)The Mayor of London is the charging authority for Greater London.”;

(c)in subsection (4)—

(i)in the words before paragraph (a), for “, or in the case of Greater London one of the charging authorities,” substitute “in Wales”;

(ii)in the words before paragraph (a), omit “, (3)(b) or (c)”;

(iii)in paragraph (a), at the end insert “in Wales, and”;

(iv)omit paragraphs (c) to (e);

(d)in subsection (5)—

(i)omit paragraph (a) (together with the “and” at the end of that paragraph);

(ii)in paragraph (b) omit “in relation to Wales”;

(e)omit subsection (6).

(5)Omit section 207 (joint committees).

(6)In section 223(1) (relationship with other powers), before paragraph (a) insert—

“(za)Part 10A (Infrastructure Levy: England) (including any power conferred by IL regulations under that Part),”.