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Chapter IV
Guidelines and Directives
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Ministerial guidelines.
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28.—(1) The Minister may, at any time, issue guidelines to planning authorities regarding any of their functions under this Act and planning authorities shall have regard to those guidelines in the performance of their functions.
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(2) Where applicable, the Board shall have regard to any guidelines issued to planning authorities under subsection (1) in the performance of its functions.
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(3) Any planning guidelines made by the Minister and any general policy directives issued under section 7 of the Act of 1982 prior to the commencement of this Part and still in force immediately before such commencement shall be deemed to be guidelines under this section.
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(4) The Minister may revoke or amend guidelines issued under this section.
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(5) The Minister shall cause a copy of any guidelines issued under this section and of any amendment or revocation of those guidelines to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.
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(6) A planning authority shall make available for inspection by members of the public any guidelines issued to it under this section.
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(7) The Minister shall publish or cause to be published, in such manner as he or she considers appropriate, guidelines issued under this section.
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