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Planning Bill

Key roles - Functions and powers of central and local government - Ministerial functions

182: Functions of Minister

You could also call this:

"The Minister's Jobs"

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The Minister will have some jobs to do under this proposed law. You will see the Minister doing things like recommending national direction under section 50. The Minister will also recommend making national standards. The Minister will approve some people to be designating authorities under clause 10 or 11 of Schedule 5. You will see the Minister checking how well the systems under this law and the Natural Environment Act 2025 are working. The Minister will check how this law is being used and how it is affecting people. The Minister will also check how central government and local government are working together under this law. The Minister will think about using economic instruments like charges or incentives to achieve the purpose of this law. The Minister will do any other jobs that are specified in this proposed law.

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Part 5Key roles
Functions and powers of central and local government: Ministerial functions

182Functions of Minister

  1. The Minister has the following functions under this Act:

  2. the recommendation of the issue of national direction under section 50:
    1. the recommendation of the making of national standards:
      1. the approval of an applicant as a designating authority under clause 10 or 11 of Schedule 5:
        1. monitoring the performance of the systems under this Act and the Natural Environment Act 2025, including the functions, duties, and powers exercised by any person under those Acts:
          1. monitoring the implementation and effect of this Act (including any regulations in force under it), national policy direction, and national standards:
            1. monitoring the relationship between the functions, powers, and duties of central government and local government under this Part:
              1. the consideration and investigation of the use of economic instruments (including charges, levies, other fiscal measures, and incentives) to achieve the purpose of this Act:
                1. any other functions specified in this Act.