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Ministerial oversight of performance of functions by planning authorities and regional assemblies
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576. (1) A planning authority or a regional assembly shall supply the Minister with such information relating to the performance of its functions as the Minister may request.
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(2) A planning authority or regional assembly shall conduct, at such intervals as it thinks fit or the Minister directs, reviews of its organisation and management, and of the systems and procedures used by it in relation to its functions under this Act.
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(3) The Minister may (notwithstanding the fact that a direction has been given under subsection (2)) appoint a person other than the planning authority or regional assembly concerned to carry out a review of the organisation and management of a planning authority, or a regional assembly, and of the systems and procedures used by the planning authority or regional assembly in relation to its functions under this Act, where he or she considers it appropriate to do so, and the planning authority or regional assembly shall cooperate with, and comply with a request of, the person appointed.
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(4) Where the Minister gives a direction under subsection (2) or makes an appointment under subsection (3), the planning authority, regional assembly or person appointed shall report to the Minister the results of the review.
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(5) A planning authority or regional assembly shall comply with any requirement which the Minister may, after consultation with the planning authority or regional assembly as regards the results of a review referred to in subsection (2) or (3), impose in relation to all or any of the matters which were the subject of the review.
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