Air Pollution Act, 1987

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Power of Minister in relation to an air quality management plan.

47.—The Minister may—

(a) direct a local authority, or two or more local authorities jointly, to make an air quality management plan;

(b) require a local authority or, as the case may be, two or more local authorities, to vary (whether by alteration, addition or deletion) an air quality management plan made or jointly made by them in such manner as the Minister may specify or to replace the plan by a new plan;

(c) require that an air quality management plan made or to be made by two or more local authorities be co-ordinated in such manner and in relation to such matters as the Minister may specify;

and a local authority shall comply with every such direction or requisition of the Minister.