Section 205 The levyC2

England and Wales

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

s. 205(1) words inserted by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 s. 139(3)(a)
s. 205(3) Table words omitted by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 s. 139(3)(b)
s. 205(1) words inserted (cond.) by Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 394(a)
s. 205(1) words omitted (cond.) by Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 395(b)
s. 205(1) words substituted in earlier amending provision 2023 c. 55, s. 139(3)(a) (cond.) by Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 441(b)

C1(1)

The Secretary of State may with the consent of the Treasury make regulations providing for the imposition of a charge to be known as Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).

(2)

In making the regulations the Secretary of State shall aim to ensure that the overall purpose of CIL is to ensure that costs incurred in F1supporting the development of an area can be funded (wholly or partly) by owners or developers of land F2in a way that does not make development of the area economically unviable .

(3)

The Table describes the provisions of this Part.

Section	Topic
Section 206	The charge
Section 207	Joint committees
Sections 208 and 209	Liability
Section 210	Charities
Section 211	Amount
Sections 212 to 214	Charging schedule
Section 215	Appeals
F3Sections 216 to 216B	Application
Section 217	Collection
Section 218	Enforcement
Section 219	Compensation
Section 220	Procedure
Section 221	Secretary of State
Section 222	CIL regulations and orders: general
Section 223	Relationship with other powers
Section 224	Amendments
Section 225	Repeals

(4)

In those sections regulations under this section are referred to as “CIL regulations”.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 205(2) substituted (15.1.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 115(2)(a), 240(2) (with s. 144); S.I. 2012/57, art. 4(1)(g) (with arts. 6 7 9-11)
F2: Words in s. 205(2) inserted (15.1.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 115(2)(b), 240(2) (with s. 144); S.I. 2012/57, art. 4(1)(g) (with arts. 6 7 9-11)
F3: Words in s. 205(3) substituted (15.1.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 115(3), 240(2) (with s. 144); S.I. 2012/57, art. 4(1)(g) (with arts. 6 7 9-11)

Modifications

C1: S. 205(1) functions modified (W.) (24.5.2018) by The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/644), arts. 1(1), 44(3)
C2: Pt. 11 functions transferred (W.) (24.5.2018) by The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/644), arts. 1(1), 44(1) (with art. 44(2))

Notes on Part 11

Modifications

C2: Pt. 11 excluded (11.2.2021) by High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021 (c. 2), ss. 33, 64(1)
C3: Pt. 11 excluded (8.9.2022) by The A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Development Consent Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/934), arts. 1, 3(2)(f)