PART 14MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
Duty to respond to consultation
229Duty to respond to consultation
1
This section applies to a prescribed requirement to consult any person or body (the consultee) which exercises functions for the purposes of any statutory provision.
2
A prescribed requirement to consult is a requirement—
a
with which the council or the Department must comply before granting any permission or consent under or by virtue of this Act; and
b
which is prescribed for the purposes of this subsection.
3
The consultee must give a substantive response to any consultation mentioned in subsection (2) before the end of—
a
the period prescribed for the purposes of this subsection, or
b
such other period as is agreed in writing between the consultee and the council or the Department (as the case may be).
4
The Department may also prescribe—
a
the procedure to be followed for the purposes of this section;
b
the information to be provided to the consultee for the purposes of the consultation;
c
the requirements of a substantive response.
5
Anything prescribed for the purposes of subsections (1) to (4) must be prescribed by development order.
6
A development order may—
a
require consultees to give the Department a report as to their compliance with subsection (3);
b
specify the form and content of the report;
c
specify the times at which the report is to be made.