Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act, 1998

Notice of accommodation programme to certain bodies.

8.—Before preparing a draft of an accommodation programme or, where appropriate, a draft of an amendment to or a replacement of the accommodation programme, a relevant housing authority shall give notice in writing of the intention to do so to—

(a) any relevant housing authority where the functional area of such relevant housing authority adjoins the functional area of the relevant housing authority preparing, amending or replacing the accommodation programme,

(b) an urban district council which is not a relevant housing authority where the functional area of that urban district council is within or adjoins the functional area of the relevant housing authority preparing, amending or replacing the accommodation programme,

(c) a health board where the functional area of that health board includes or adjoins the functional area of the relevant housing authority preparing, amending or replacing the accommodation programme,

(d) the local consultative committee concerned,

(e) such local community bodies as the relevant housing authority consider appropriate, and

(f) such other body as the relevant housing authority concerned consider appropriate having regard to all the circumstances, including voluntary or non-profit making bodies that are engaged in the provision of accommodation, shelter and welfare or any of them in the functional area concerned.