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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-act-2008/section-205",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/29",
  "legislation_title": "Planning Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-act-2008",
  "path": "section/205",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "205",
  "heading": "The levy",
  "text": "(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).\n(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 supporting the development of an area can be funded (wholly or partly) by owners or developers of land in a way that does not make development of the area economically unviable .\n(3) The Table describes the provisions of this Part.\nSection\nTopic\nSection 206\nThe charge\nSection 207\nJoint committees\nSections 208 and 209\nLiability\nSection 210\nCharities\nSection 211\nAmount\nSections 212 to 214\nCharging schedule\nSection 215\nAppeals\nSections 216 to 216B\nApplication\nSection 217\nCollection\nSection 218\nEnforcement\nSection 219\nCompensation\nSection 220\nProcedure\nSection 221\nSecretary of State\nSection 222\nCIL regulations and orders: general\nSection 223\nRelationship with other powers\nSection 224\nAmendments\nSection 225\nRepeals\n(4) In those sections regulations under this section are referred to as “CIL regulations”.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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)"
    },
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "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))"
    }
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      "affecting_title": "Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023"
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      "affecting_title": "Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023"
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      "affecting_title": "Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026"
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      "affecting_title": "Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026"
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:11:38.131823+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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