73Sustainable development
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(1)The responsible regional authorities and the Secretary of State must exercise their functions under this Part in relation to the regional strategy for a region with the objective of contributing to the achievement of sustainable development.
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1) the responsible regional authorities in relation to a region and the Secretary of State must (in particular) have regard to the desirability of achieving good design.