Planning and Development Act, 2000
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Power to direct payment of certain costs in relation to oral hearing. |
219.—(1) Where an oral hearing is held under section 218 , the Board may in its absolute discretion direct the payment of such sum as it considers reasonable by a local authority concerned in the oral hearing— | |
(a) to the Board towards the costs incurred by the Board in holding the hearing, | ||
(b) to any person appearing at the hearing as a contribution towards the costs, other than the costs referred to in section 135 , incurred by that person, | ||
and the local authority shall pay the sum. | ||
(2) A reference to costs in subsection (1) shall be construed and have effect as a reference to such costs as the Board in its absolute discretion considers to be reasonable costs. | ||
(3) Where a local authority fails to pay a sum as directed in accordance with subsection (1), the Board or any other person concerned (as may be appropriate) may recover the sum as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction. |