4Assistance from certain local authorities
(1)For the purpose of the exercise of its functions under sections 3(1) and (3)(a) and 5(1) the RPB must seek the advice of each authority in its region which is an authority falling within subsection (4).
(2)The authority must give the RPB advice as to the exercise of the function to the extent that the exercise of the function is capable of affecting (directly or indirectly) the exercise by the authority of any function it has.
(3)The advice mentioned in subsection (1) includes advice relating to the inclusion in the RSS of specific policies relating to any part of the region.
(4)Each of the following authorities fall within this subsection if their area or any part of their area is in the RPB’s region—
(a)a county council;
(b)a metropolitan district council;
(c)a district council for an area for which there is no county council;
(d)a National Park authority.
(5)The RPB may make arrangements with an authority falling within subsection (4) or with any district council the whole or part of whose area is in the region for the discharge by the authority or council of a function of the RPB.
(6)The RPB may reimburse an authority or council which exercises functions by virtue of such arrangements for any expenditure incurred by the authority or council in doing so.
(7)Subsection (5) does not apply to a function of the RPB under section 5(8).
(8)Any arrangements made for the purposes of subsection (5) must be taken to be arrangements between local authorities for the purposes of section 101 of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70).
(9)Nothing in this section affects any power which a body which is recognised as an RPB has apart from this section.