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Enforcement and other matters - Miscellaneous - Collection and spending of planning consent levy

291: Collection and spending of planning consent levy

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"How the planning consent levy is collected and used"

You will pay a levy when you apply for planning consent. The people in charge of planning, called consent authorities, must collect this money. They then give it to the Ministry for the Environment. You can find out more about the levy in section 283. The money collected can only be used for certain things, which are described in section 283(2). This means the money has to be used for those specific purposes. The consent authorities are in charge of collecting and paying the levy money. They have to follow the rules about what the money can be used for. This is part of the proposed Planning Bill.

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Part 6Enforcement and other matters
Miscellaneous: Collection and spending of planning consent levy

291Collection and spending of planning consent levy

This section applies to any money liable to be paid from any levy imposed by regulations made under section 283.
Consent authorities must collect the money.
Consent authorities must pay the money collected to the Ministry for the Environment.
The money collected may only be used for the purposes described in section 283(2).