PART 7Intervention by the Department

Department’s default power29.

(1)

Where the Department intends to prepare or revise a development plan document under section 16 it must—

(a)

give notice by local advertisement of its intention to do so, and

(b)

publish a statement of that fact on its website.

(2)

Such provisions of—

(a)

Part 2 of the 2011 Act, and

(b)

these Regulations;

as are relevant to the preparation or revision of the development plan document apply, subject to the necessary modifications, to the Department as they apply to a council.