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Rural Needs Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 1 Cited in Amendments 1 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionNorthern Ireland
Citation2016 NI c 19
Year2016
developing, adopting, implementing or revising policies, strategies and plans, anddesigning and delivering public services.(2) For the purposes of this Act, “public authority” means any body or person listed in the Schedule.add a body or person to the Schedule;remove a body or person from the Schedule; ormodify any entry in the Schedule.(4) An order under subsection (3) may provide for a body or person to be a public authority for all or any of the purposes of this Act.(5) The Department must not exercise the power conferred by subsection (3) so that a body or person becomes a public authority for any of the purposes of this Act unless the body or person is a body or person appearing to the Department to exercise functions of a public nature.(6) An order under subsection (3) may contain such transitional provision as the Department thinks appropriate.(7) An order under subsection (3) must not be made unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.(a) provide any person with guidance, advice and information about issues connected with rural needs or ways of meeting those needs;(b) undertake, commission or support (by financial means or otherwise) research into any matter relating to rural needs.compile information on the exercise of its functions under section 1;include that information in its annual report; andsend that information to the Department.the information sent to it under subsection (1) (c) ; andinformation on the exercise by the Department of its functions under this Act,(3) The Minister of Agriculture and Rural

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