PART 5

SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION ABOUT BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL INTEREST AND CONSERVATION AREAS
CHAPTER 1

EXERCISE OF FUNCTIONS BY PLANNING AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Arrangements for obtaining specialist advice
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1
The Welsh Ministers may at any time direct a planning authority to submit for their approval the arrangements the authority proposes to make for obtaining specialist advice in connection with its relevant functions.
2
The authority must submit its proposed arrangements to the Welsh Ministers within the period specified in the direction.
3
If the Welsh Ministers are not satisfied with the arrangements that the authority (“authority A”) proposes to make, they may direct authority A and another planning authority specified in the direction (“authority B”)—
a
to make an agreement under section 113 of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) to place the services of persons employed by authority B who are qualified to give the specialist advice at the disposal of authority A, or
b
to make arrangements for authority B to exercise of any of the relevant functions of authority A.
4
A direction under subsection (3)(b) may make provision about the terms of the arrangements.
5
Before giving a direction under subsection (3) the Welsh Ministers must consult both planning authorities.
6
For the purposes of this section the relevant functions of a planning authority are its functions under or by virtue of—
a
sections 83 and 84 (temporary listing of buildings),
b
Chapter 2 (grant, modification and revocation of consent) of Part 3,
c
Chapter 3 (listed building partnership agreements) of that Part,
d
Chapter 4 (enforcement of controls) of that Part,
e
section 314A(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8) (planning permission for development affecting listed buildings), and
f
sections 158 to 163 of this Act (designation of conservation areas, duties of planning authorities and control of demolition).