Planning and Development Act 2024
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Planning Regulator | ||
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538. (1) There shall be a Planning Regulator appointed in accordance with section 540 . | ||
(2) Notwithstanding the repeal of sections 31N and 31W of the Act of 2000 effected by section 6 , the person who immediately before such repeal stood appointed as the Planning Regulator shall continue in office as the Planning Regulator in accordance with the terms and conditions of his or her appointment. | ||
(3) The Planning Regulator shall be the chief executive of the Office. | ||
(4) The Planning Regulator shall be a corporation sole with perpetual succession and an official seal and with power— | ||
(a) to sue and be sued, | ||
(b) to acquire, hold and dispose of land or an interest in land, and | ||
(c) to acquire, hold and dispose of any other property. | ||
(5) The Planning Regulator shall— | ||
(a) perform such functions as are specified in this Part to be functions of the Office, | ||
(b) be responsible for the performance by the Office of its functions under this Part, and | ||
(c) otherwise carry out, manage and control generally the administration and business of the Office for the purposes of this Part. | ||
(6) The Planning Regulator shall, subject to this Part, be independent in the performance of his or her functions. | ||
(7) The seal of the Planning Regulator (in this section referred to as the “seal”) shall be authenticated by— | ||
(a) the signature of the Planning Regulator, | ||
(b) the signature of the Deputy Planning Regulator, or | ||
(c) the signatures of 2 members of the staff of the Office, at least one of whom shall be a director of the Office, and both of whom have been authorised by the Office to act in that behalf. | ||
(8) Judicial notice shall be taken of the seal and every document purporting to be an instrument made by the Office and to be sealed with the seal (purporting to be authenticated in accordance with subsection (7)) shall be received in evidence and be deemed to be such instrument without proof unless the contrary is shown. | ||
(9) Any contract or instrument which, if entered into or executed by an individual, would not be required to be under seal may be entered into or executed on behalf of the Office by a member of the staff of the Office or a person generally or specially authorised by the Office for that purpose. |