Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act, 1998

Minister and adoption of accommodation programmes.

18.—(1) The Minister, after consultation with the relevant housing authorities concerned, may—

(a) require 2 or more than 2 relevant housing authorities to prepare jointly and adopt an accommodation programme by a date specified by the Minister, and

(b) require that where an accommodation programme is being prepared in accordance with section 7 (2), the relevant housing authorities concerned co-ordinate such preparation and adoption in a manner, in relation to such matters and by a date, specified by the Minister,

and the relevant housing authorities concerned shall comply with any such requirement.

(2) The Minister may, after consultation with a relevant housing authority, require that relevant housing authority to amend or replace an accommodation programme in a manner and by a date specified by the Minister and the relevant housing authority concerned shall comply with any such requirement.