
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Fees for Inquiries (Standard Daily Amount) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 21st December 1998.
2 
These Regulations apply to inquiries in relation to which the Secretary of State or the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (as the case may be) is entitled to recover his costs under or by virtue of any of the following provisions, namely–
(a) section 250(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (general provisions as to costs of inquiries),
(b) section 129(1)(d) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (costs of inquiry under that Act), and
(c) section 69(5) of the Land Drainage Act 1991 (costs of inquiry under that Act),other than inquiries opened before 21st December 1998.
3 
The standard daily amount prescribed under section 42(4) of the Housing and Planning Act 1986 for inquiries to which these Regulations apply is £492.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Richard Caborn
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
11th November 1998Elliot Morley
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
16th November 1998