Local Government Act, 1946

The plans.

51.—(1) The executing authority shall prepare plans for carrying out the work and submit them to the Minister.

(2) When plans are submitted to the Minister under subsection (1) of this section, the Minister may—

(a) approve such plans, or

(b) require the executing authority to modify such plans (whether by addition, omission or variation) in a specified manner, or

(c) require the executing authority to prepare new plans.

(3) Where plans are submitted to the Minister under subsection (1) of this section and the bridge order contains a requirement under section 53 of this Act of a contribution by any road authority—

(a) the Minister shall cause a copy of such plans to be given by post to that authority and shall request them to consider such plans and, if they so desire, to send to him within a specified time their observations thereon,

(b) the Minister shall not exercise the powers conferred on him by subsection (2) of this section until he has considered any observations on such plans which that authority may send to him within the time so specified.

(4) Where the Minister requires under subsection (2) of this section the executing authority to modify plans, the executing authority shall modify such plans in accordance with the requisition and re-submit them to the Minister and thereupon subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall apply as if such plans were being submitted to the Minister for the first time.

(5) Where the Minister requires under subsection (2) of this section the executing authority to prepare new plans, the executing authority shall prepare such plans and submit them to the Minister and thereupon subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall apply as if the submission were a first submission of plans.