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.