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Publication of public notices given by local authoritiesE+W

17(1)Section 232 of the 1972 Act (public notices) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)In subsection (1)—

(a)omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (a);

(b)after paragraph (b) insert ; and

(c)where the local authority is a local authority in Wales, by publishing it electronically.

(3)Omit subsection (1ZA).

(4)After subsection (2) insert—

(3)The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make further or different provision about the manner of giving a public notice required to be given by a local authority in Wales.

(4)Regulations under subsection (3) may also make provision about the manner of giving a public notice required to be given by—

(a)a National Park authority for a National Park in Wales;

(b)a fire and rescue authority constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies, for an area in Wales.

(5)Regulations under subsection (3) may—

(a)make different provision for different purposes;

(b)include supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision (including provision amending, modifying, repealing or revoking any enactment (including this Act and the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021)).

(6)A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (3) must not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of Senedd Cymru.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 4 para. 17(4) in force at 21.1.2021, see s. 175(1)(c)

I2Sch. 4 para. 17(1)-(3) in force at 1.5.2021 by S.I. 2021/354, art. 2(c)

18E+WIn Schedule 7 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) (National Park authorities), in paragraph 17(2)(d) (application of provisions of the 1972 Act about service and authentication of documents to National Park authorities) for “to 234” substitute “ , 232 (other than subsection (1)(c)), 233 and 234 ”.

Commencement Information

I3Sch. 4 para. 18 in force at 1.5.2021 by S.I. 2021/354, art. 2(c)

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