Planning and Development Act 2024
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Review of National Planning Framework | ||
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22. (1) The Government shall review the National Planning Framework in accordance with this section and sections 23 and 24 . | ||
(2) Each review shall be completed before the expiry of a period of 2 years, which period shall begin on the date of publication, by the Central Statistics Office, of the final results of the second occurrence of a census of population of the State held after the completion, in accordance with subsection (6), of the previous review. | ||
(3) Without prejudice to the requirement in subsection (2), the Government may review the National Planning Framework before the expiry of a period of 2 years, which period shall begin on the date of publication, by the Central Statistics Office, of the final results of the first occurrence of a census of population of the State held after the completion, in accordance with subsection (6), of the previous review. | ||
(4) In this section “occurrence of a census of population of the State” means the beginning of the period provided for by order under section 25 of the Statistics Act 1993 in respect of which the information specified in the order is to be provided. | ||
(5) Where the Government reviews the National Planning Framework, they shall, as appropriate— | ||
(a) approve a revised National Planning Framework, | ||
(b) approve a new National Planning Framework, or | ||
(c) subject to subsection (5) of section 21 , determine that no revision of the National Planning Framework or new National Planning Framework is required and publish a statement explaining the reasons for the determination. | ||
(6) A review of the National Planning Framework is completed on the date that the Government publishes a revised National Planning Framework or new National Planning Framework in accordance with subsection (5) of section 23 or the statement referred to in paragraph (c) of subsection (5), as the case may be. | ||
(7) A revised National Planning Framework shall continue in effect for the remainder of the period for which the National Planning Framework which it revises is specified, under subsection (5) of section 21 , to be in effect. | ||
(8) The Minister shall, within 10 days of publication of a statement under paragraph (c) of subsection (5), lay a copy of the statement so published before each House of the Oireachtas. |