16Decision of the Welsh Ministers on the application
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(1)The Welsh Ministers may reject a local housing authority’s application for a reducing variation (without considering whether subsection (2) requires them to grant it) if they are of the opinion that the authority has failed to comply with a requirement imposed under section 27 in relation to the application.
(2)The Welsh Ministers must grant the application if they agree with the authority’s opinion as to why the condition described in section 14(2) exists and, if the Welsh Ministers do not so agree, they must reject the application.