The Building (Local Authority Charges and Amendments Relating to Charging) (England) Regulations 2026
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6 Charges to be paid by the client etc
(1) The client must pay the charge for the chargeable functions under regulation 4(1) (a) to (n) which are performed in relation to the client’s project. (2) The owner of a building must pay the charge for the chargeable functions under regulation 4(1) (o) to (q) which are performed in relation to that building. (3) A person must pay the charge arising from the performance of the chargeable functions under regulation 4(1)(r) and (s) if the local authority have reasonable grounds to believe that the person may contravene, is contravening or has contravened the 1984 Act or regulations made under that Act. (4) A charge for the performance of a chargeable function under regulation 4(1)(r) or (s) must not include any costs which are connected with a criminal investigation or prosecution and which are incurred, in either case, after the date on which any information is laid by the local authority. (5) A person who makes an appeal, against a decision or action of a local authority under the 1984 Act or regulations made under that Act, must— (a) pay the charge for the performance of the chargeable function under regulation 4(1)(t), and (b) if the person withdraws the appeal or the appeal confirms the decision or action of the local authority, also pay any charge for the performance of the chargeable function under regulation 4(1)(u). (6) A person must pay— (a) an application charge when the application is made to the local authority; (b) an inspection charge on demand after the authority have given notice of that charge; (c) a building notice charge when the notice is given to the authority; (d) a RBCA charge when the notice or certificate, in respect of which the charge is payable, is given to the authority; (e) a regularisation charge when the application is made to the authority in accordance with regulation 18 of the Principal Regulations; (f) a reversion charge on the first occasion when plans are or have been given under regulation 22 of the RBCA Regulations; (g) a charge for chargeable advice on demand after the authority have given notice of that charge; (h) a charge in connection with a notice under section 80(2) of the 1984 Act when the notice is given to the authority; (i) any other charge for or in connection with the performance of a chargeable function on demand after the authority have given notice of that charge; (j) the amount of any value added tax if that tax is payable in respect of any charge which is payable to the authority. (7) An application for building control approval which is made without payment of the application charge is not validly made for the purposes of the Principal Regulations. (8) A building notice given without payment of the building notice charge is not validly given for the purposes of the Principal Regulations. (9) An application under regulation 18 of the Principal Regulations which is made without payment of the regularisation charge is not validly made for the purposes of the Principal Regulations. (10) Plans given under regulation 22 of the RBCA Regulations without payment of the reversion charge are not validly given for the purposes of the RBCA Regulations. (11) A notice given to a local authority under section 80(2) of the 1984 Act without payment of the charge referred to in paragraph (6)(h) is not validly given for the purposes of section 80. (12) In this regulation— “client” means any person for whom a project is carried out; “project” means a project that includes or will include any work for which the local authority is the building control authority and includes all planning work, design work, management or other work involved in the project until the authority issue a certificate in relation to the work following its completion.
6 Charges to be paid by the client etc
(1) The client must pay the charge for the chargeable functions under regulation 4(1) (a) to (n) which are performed in relation to the client’s project. (2) The owner of a building must pay the charge for the chargeable functions under regulation 4(1) (o) to (q) which are performed in relation to that building. (3) A person must pay the charge arising from the performance of the chargeable functions under regulation 4(1)(r) and (s) if the local authority have reasonable grounds to believe that the person may contravene, is contravening or has contravened the 1984 Act or regulations made under that Act. (4) A charge for the performance of a chargeable function under regulation 4(1)(r) or (s) must not include any costs which are connected with a criminal investigation or prosecution and which are incurred, in either case, after the date on which any information is laid by the local authority. (5) A person who makes an appeal, against a decision or action of a local authority under the 1984 Act or regulations made under that Act, must— (a) pay the charge for the performance of the chargeable function under regulation 4(1)(t), and (b) if the person withdraws the appeal or the appeal confirms the decision or action of the local authority, also pay any charge for the performance of the chargeable function under regulation 4(1)(u). (6) A person must pay— (a) an application charge when the application is made to the local authority; (b) an inspection charge on demand after the authority have given notice of that charge; (c) a building notice charge when the notice is given to the authority; (d) a RBCA charge when the notice or certificate, in respect of which the charge is payable, is given to the authority; (e) a regularisation charge when the application is made to the authority in accordance with regulation 18 of the Principal Regulations; (f) a reversion charge on the first occasion when plans are or have been given under regulation 22 of the RBCA Regulations; (g) a charge for chargeable advice on demand after the authority have given notice of that charge; (h) a charge in connection with a notice under section 80(2) of the 1984 Act when the notice is given to the authority; (i) any other charge for or in connection with the performance of a chargeable function on demand after the authority have given notice of that charge; (j) the amount of any value added tax if that tax is payable in respect of any charge which is payable to the authority. (7) An application for building control approval which is made without payment of the application charge is not validly made for the purposes of the Principal Regulations. (8) A building notice given without payment of the building notice charge is not validly given for the purposes of the Principal Regulations. (9) An application under regulation 18 of the Principal Regulations which is made without payment of the regularisation charge is not validly made for the purposes of the Principal Regulations. (10) Plans given under regulation 22 of the RBCA Regulations without payment of the reversion charge are not validly given for the purposes of the RBCA Regulations. (11) A notice given to a local authority under section 80(2) of the 1984 Act without payment of the charge referred to in paragraph (6)(h) is not validly given for the purposes of section 80. (12) In this regulation— “client” means any person for whom a project is carried out; “project” means a project that includes or will include any work for which the local authority is the building control authority and includes all planning work, design work, management or other work involved in the project until the authority issue a certificate in relation to the work following its completion.
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