UK Statutory Instrument 2010 United Kingdom

Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010

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75 compliance obligations, 4 practical guides · 2 journeys

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  • Any Person 37
  • Trader 2
  • Landlord 1
  • Responsible Person 1
  • Applicant 1
  • Director or Officer 1
  • Employer 1

Plus 31 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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What this Act requires

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Part 1 — INTRODUCTORY

s.003

Community Infrastructure Levy

  • Pay the Community Infrastructure Levy on liable developments Any Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities may charge a Community Infrastructure Levy Local authority
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Part 2 — DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS

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Part 3 — CHARGING SCHEDULES

s.014

Setting rates

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must balance infrastructure needs with development viability Local authority
s.019

Submission of documents and information to the examiner

  • Submit draft charging schedule and related documents to the CIL examiner Employer
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Charging authority must submit documents for examination and notify public Local authority
s.021

CIL examination: right to be heard

  • Submit request to be heard at CIL examination Any Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local Authority must allow you to be heard during CIL examinations Local authority
Browse 10 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.charging schedules: procedure in relation to a cha

Charging schedules: procedure in relation to a charging schedule ceasing to have effect

s.exercise of part 3 functions in anticipation that

Exercise of Part 3 functions in anticipation that an MDC will be established

Part 4 — LIABILITY

s.032

Transfer of assumed liability

  • Submit liability transfer notice for CIL Any Person
  • Transfer your CIL liability to another person Any Person
Browse 8 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 5 — CHARGEABLE AMOUNT

s.040

Calculation of chargeable amount

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local Authority must calculate Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charges Local authority

Part 6 — EXEMPTIONS AND RELIEF

s.048

Withdrawal of charitable relief

  • Notify the council if you lose your CIL charitable relief eligibility Responsible Person
  • Notify authority and repay CIL if charitable relief is lost Any Person
s.discretionary social housing relief: notification

Discretionary social housing relief: notification requirements

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local Authority must notify and publish social housing relief policies Local authority
s.exemption for self-build housing: completion of de

Exemption for self-build housing: completion of development

  • Submit self-build confirmation form after project completion Any Person
  • Submit self‑build housing confirmation form within 6 months Any Person
Browse 24 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.carry over of relief in relation to certain sectio

Carry over of relief in relation to certain section 73 permissions

s.discretionary social housing relief

Discretionary social housing relief

s.exemption for residential annexes or extensions

Exemption for residential annexes or extensions

s.exemption for residential annexes or extensions: p

Exemption for residential annexes or extensions: procedure

s.exemption for self-build housing

Exemption for self-build housing

s.exemption for self-build housing: procedure

Exemption for self-build housing: procedure

s.social housing relief: qualifying communal develop

Social housing relief: qualifying communal development

s.withdrawal of the exemption for residential annexe

Withdrawal of the exemption for residential annexes

s.withdrawal of the exemption for self-build housing

Withdrawal of the exemption for self-build housing

Part 7 — APPLICATION OF CIL

s.059

Application to infrastructure

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must spend CIL funds on infrastructure Local authority
s.062

Reporting

  • Prepare an annual CIL report for the financial year Any Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must publish an annual CIL income and spending report Local authority
s.application of cil by local councils

Application of CIL by local councils

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local councils must spend CIL funds on local infrastructure and development Local authority
s.duty to pass cil to local councils

Duty to pass CIL to local councils

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Charging authority must pass CIL funds to local parish or community councils Local authority
s.payment periods

Payment periods

  • Pay CIL to local council on time Trader
s.reporting by local councils

Reporting by local councils

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local councils must publish and submit annual CIL income and spending reports Local authority
Browse 7 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.application of regulation 59a to land and infrastr

Application of regulation 59A to land and infrastructure payments

s.interpretation of part 7

Interpretation of Part 7

s.recovery of cil passed in accordance with regulati

Recovery of CIL passed in accordance with regulation 59A or 59B

s.use of cil in an area to which regulations 59a and

Use of CIL in an area to which regulations 59A and 59B do not apply

Part 8 — ADMINISTRATION

s.072

Payment: general

  • Pay Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) to the collecting authority Trader
s.076

Payments to charging authorities

  • Pay charging authority for CIL collected on its behalf Any Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Collecting authorities must transfer CIL payments to charging authorities Local authority
s.deferral: information

Deferral: information

  • Provide information requested by the local authority for CIL deferral Any Person
  • Provide requested information to the collecting authority within 14 days Any Person
s.infrastructure payments

Infrastructure payments

  • Provide written agreement and evidence when using infrastructure payment for CIL Any Person
  • Agree infrastructure payments in kind to offset CIL liability Any Person
s.infrastructure payments: notification requirements

Infrastructure payments: notification requirements

  • Notify infrastructure payment policy changes Any Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local Authority must publish policies for accepting infrastructure payments Local authority
s.instalment policies

Instalment policies

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must publish CIL instalment policies on their websites Local authority
s.suspension of demand notice

Suspension of demand notice

Fine up to £2,500
  • Request suspension of CIL demand and notify when works start Any Person
  • Request a suspension of CIL payments for phased developments Any Person
Browse 21 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.abatement: implementation of a different planning

Abatement: implementation of a different planning permission

s.abatement : section 73 applications

Abatement : section 73 applications

s.deferral: payment of surcharge and interest

Deferral: payment of surcharge and interest

s.payment: deferral

Payment: deferral

s.preparation and service of notice of chargeable de

Preparation and service of notice of chargeable development by collecting authority

s.transitional provision: when a mdc becomes the cha

Transitional provision: when a MDC becomes the charging authority for an area

s.transitional provision: when a mdc ceases being th

Transitional provision: when a MDC ceases being the charging authority for an area

Part 9 — ENFORCEMENT

s.087

Late payment interest

  • Pay interest on late Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) payments Any Person
  • Pay interest on late payments under CIL Regulations Any Person
s.089

Preliminary steps

  • Pay any outstanding CIL charge immediately Any Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local Authority must issue a warning notice before stopping development Local authority
s.092

Registration of a CIL stop notice

  • Register CIL stop notices within 14 days Any Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local Authority must register CIL stop notices in the public register Local authority
s.093

Offence

Unlimited fine
  • Breach a CIL stop notice Any Person
  • Fail to comply with a CIL stop notice Any Person
s.096

Liability orders: reminder notice

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local Authority must send a reminder notice before seeking a liability order Local authority
s.100

Commitment to prison

3 months imprisonment
  • Willful refusal to pay Community Infrastructure Levy Any Person
s.102

Magistrates’ courts

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Magistrates’ courts must follow specific composition and evidence rules Tribunal / Court
s.107

Enforcement of local land charges

  • Pay CIL within 21 days of enforcement notice Any Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local Authority must follow specific procedures to enforce land charges Local authority
s.108

Outstanding liabilities on death

  • Pay any outstanding CIL owed by a deceased’s estate Any Person
  • Pay outstanding CIL debts and interest from a deceased person's estate Director or Officer
s.109

Powers of entry

Fine up to £1,000
  • Obstruct authorised entry for Community Infrastructure Levy inspection Any Person
  • Obstruct authorised inspection of land Any Person
Browse 22 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.power to require information

Power to require information

Part 10 — APPEALS

s.113

Review of chargeable amount

  • Request a review of a CIL charge within 28 days Any Person
  • Request a review of your Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) calculation Any Person
s.120

Appeal procedure

  • Submit CIL appeals in writing using the correct form Applicant
  • Submit a written appeal using the prescribed form Any Person
Browse 10 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.exemption for residential annexes: appeal

Exemption for residential annexes: appeal

s.exemption for self-build housing: appeal

Exemption for self-build housing: appeal

Part 10A — Reporting and monitoring on CIL and planning obligations

s.annual cil rate summary

Annual CIL rate summary

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local Authority must publish an annual CIL rate summary Local authority
s.annual infrastructure funding statements

Annual infrastructure funding statements

  • Publish an annual CIL funding statement online Any Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local Authority must publish an annual infrastructure funding statement Local authority
s.reporting by parish councils

Reporting by parish councils

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Parish councils must publish annual Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) reports Local authority

Part 11 — PLANNING OBLIGATIONS

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Part 12 — MISCELLANEOUS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Browse 8 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.transitional provision: article 18(1) of dmpo appl

Transitional provision: article 18(1) of DMPO applications

s.transitional provision: section 73 of tcpa 1990 ap

Transitional provision: section 73 of TCPA 1990 applications

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