Planning and Development Act 2024
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Codes of conduct | ||
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572. (1) The Minister shall ensure that any code of conduct issued under section 169 of the Act of 2001 addresses the following matters: | ||
(a) disclosure of interests and relationships by members and members of staff of a planning authority where the interests and relationships are of relevance to the work of the planning authority; | ||
(b) disclosure by members and members of staff of a planning authority of information concerning matters pertaining to the work of the planning authority; | ||
(c) the obligation of members and members of staff of a planning authority to follow proper procedure in relation to the functions of the planning authority including, as applicable, in respect of— | ||
(i) the making of a declaration in response to a request submitted under subsection (2) of section 10 , | ||
(ii) the review, making, variation or amendment of plans made by the planning authority under Part 3 , | ||
(iii) the processing and determination of planning applications and appeals under Part 4 , | ||
(iv) the granting of permission under Part 4 for proposed development that would materially contravene a development plan, | ||
(v) the making of a declaration in response to a request submitted under subsection (1) of section 310 , and | ||
(vi) the taking of enforcement action (within the meaning of Part 11); | ||
(d) the disclosure by members and members of staff of a planning authority of any representations made to such members or members of staff whether in writing or otherwise in relation to the matters set out in paragraph (c). | ||
(2) (a) A code of conduct issued under section 169 of the Act of 2001 and in force immediately before the commencement of this section shall remain in force after that commencement, subject to any amendment thereafter, until it is withdrawn by the Minister and replaced by a new code issued in accordance with subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (c). | ||
(b) The Minister shall, not later than 12 months after the commencement of this section, consider whether a code of conduct referred to in paragraph (a) addresses the matters referred to in subsection (1). | ||
(c) Where, having complied with paragraph (b), the Minister is not satisfied that a code of conduct referred to in paragraph (a) addresses the matters referred to in subsection (1), he or she shall— | ||
(i) amend the code, or | ||
(ii) withdraw the code and issue a new code of conduct, | ||
under section 169 of the Act of 2001, so as to ensure that the code addresses those matters. | ||
(3) The Minister may make regulations setting out any further requirements applying to members or members of staff of a local authority that are necessary to protect the integrity of the decision-making functions under this Act. | ||
(4) In this section “Minister” has the meaning given to it in the Act of 2001. |