Prospective

PART 4E+WENFORCEMENT

Stop noticesE+W

150Power of the Welsh Ministers to issue stop noticeE+W

(1)The Welsh Ministers may issue a stop notice if—

(a)an enforcement notice is issued (whether by the Welsh Ministers or a planning authority) requiring an activity to be stopped within a period specified in the notice, and

(b)they consider that a relevant activity (within the meaning given by section 145(2)) ought to be stopped before the end of that period.

(2)Before issuing the stop notice, the Welsh Ministers must consult the planning authority in whose area the land to which it relates is situated.

(3)A stop notice issued by the Welsh Ministers has the same effect as one issued by the planning authority.

(4)Sections 145(2) to 149 apply in relation to a stop notice issued by the Welsh Ministers as if references to the planning authority were references to the Welsh Ministers.

Commencement Information

I1S. 150 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 409(2)