Planning and Development Act 2024
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Prohibition on certain communications concerning Commission and planning authorities | ||
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575. (1) Any person who communicates with— | ||
(a) a Planning Commissioner, a member of the Governing Board, a member of the staff (including the chief executive officer) of, or consultant or adviser to, the Commission or a person whose services are availed of by the Commission by virtue of section 530 , or | ||
(b) any member of a planning authority or any officer of a planning authority where the officer is of a class, description or grade as may be prescribed for the purposes of this section, | ||
for the purpose of influencing improperly the person communicated with as to the performance of functions under this Act shall be guilty of an offence. | ||
(2) In circumstances where a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) becomes of the opinion that a communication is in contravention of subsection (1), he or she shall— | ||
(a) not entertain the communication further, and | ||
(b) notify in writing forthwith the Commission or relevant planning authority, as appropriate, of the communication. |