Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013

Default of local authority.

48.—(1) Where a local authority fails to perform a function of a local authority under this Act, the Minister may direct the manager of that local authority to perform the function which the local authority has failed to perform.

(2) The manager of a local authority shall comply with a direction under subsection (1).

(3) All expenses incurred in relation to the performance of a function to which subsection (1) refers shall, unless a direction under that subsection provides otherwise, be paid out of moneys at the disposal of the local authority.