Part 2Community planning

16Community planning: further provision

1

It is the duty of—

a

a local authority;

b

a Health Board;

F6ba

an integration joint board established under section 9(2) of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014;

F4c

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F3d

the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service,

e

the chief constable of F5the Police Service of Scotland;

f

Scottish Enterprise;

g

Highlands and Islands Enterprise;

h

Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority,

F1i

a Transport Partnership created under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 12)

to participate in community planning.

2

It is the duty of the bodies, office-holders and other persons specified in paragraphs (a) to F2(i) of subsection (1) above to assist the local authority in the discharge of its duties under section 15 above.

3

The Scottish Ministers may, by order, modify subsection (1) above by adding a reference to any eligible body or deleting the reference to any body, person or office-holder.

4

In subsection (3) above, an “eligible body” is—

a

a public authority or body;

b

a body which, not being a public body, has functions of a public nature or engages in activities of that nature; or

c

a person or office-holder who has such functions or engages in such activities.

5

An order under subsection (3) above adding a reference may, as respects the body referred to—

a

specify the area or areas in respect of which the duty imposed by subsection (1) above is to be performed;

b

modify that duty.

6

The Scottish Ministers shall, before exercising the power in subsection (5) above, consult—

a

the body to be referred to; and

b

each local authority in the area of which the body provides public services.

7

An order under this section shall be made by statutory instrument, but shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

8

The Scottish Ministers shall, when discharging any function of theirs which might affect—

a

community planning; or

b

any authority or body which or office-holder or person who must or might participate or is participating in it,

promote and encourage the use of community planning.