Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

[F1 Default powers of Welsh Ministers E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2A inserted (6.9.2015 for specified purposes, 5.10.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4), s. 58(2)(b)(4)(b), Sch. 1 para. 1; S.I. 2015/1736, art. 2(b)

25 (1) This paragraph applies if the Welsh Ministers think that a strategic planning panel or a constituent local planning authority is failing or omitting to do anything that it is necessary for it to do for the purpose of complying with a relevant requirement. E+W

(2) The Welsh Ministers may direct the panel or the authority to take such steps as they think appropriate for the purpose of complying with the relevant requirement.

(3) A strategic planning panel or constituent local planning authority must comply with a direction given to it under this paragraph.

(4) If the panel or authority fails to comply with the direction, the Welsh Ministers may themselves do anything that could be done by the panel or the authority (as the case may be) for the purpose of complying with the relevant requirement.

(5) Before doing anything under sub-paragraph (4), the Welsh Ministers must give the panel or authority notice of their intention to do so.

(6) The Welsh Ministers may require the panel or authority to reimburse them for any expenditure they incur in connection with anything they do under sub-paragraph (4).

(7) A relevant requirement is a requirement imposed by any of the following provisions of this Schedule—

(a) paragraphs 3 and 4 (appointment of members of a strategic planning panel);

(b) paragraph 10 (appointment of chair and deputy chair);

(c) paragraph 14(1) (making standing orders);

(d) paragraphs 17 to 19 (arrangements relating to qualifying expenditure of a panel).]