AQW 29066/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Infrastructure
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what independent external oversight was sought concerning the Report on the Review of the Implementation of the Planning Act (NI) 2011.
Asked by Andrew Muir MLA on 1 February 2022
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 1 February 2022
- Answer due by
- 16 February 2022
- Answered
- 14 February 202213 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Infrastructure
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Section 228(1) of the Planning Act (NI) 2011 is affirmative and mandates that the Department must review and publish a report on the implementation of the Act. There is no provision in the legislation for the Department to appoint another person or body to undertake the review or to provide external oversight.