# The Local Authorities (Charges for Overseas Assistance and Public Path Orders) Regulations 1996, Regulation 2: Overseas assistance


(1) A relevant authority may impose a charge for providing advice or assistance in accordance with section 1 of the Local Government (Overseas Assistance) Act 1993.
(2) The amount of a charge under this regulation is to be at the discretion of the relevant authority and, in determining that amount, the authority shall have regard to its costs in providing the advice or assistance in question.
(3) In this regulation, “relevant authority” means an authority (other than a joint committee) which is mentioned in any of the following provisions of section 152 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989—
(a) paragraphs (a) to (f), (h), (i), (ja), and (k) to (m) of subsection (2), and
(b) paragraphs (a) and (e) of subsection (3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1978/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-charges-for-overseas-assistance-and-public-path-orders-regulations-1996/regulation-2
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