23 Duty of public authorities to secure involvement
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (2009 c 20) | Legislation

Chapter 3
Involvement in Functions of Public Authorities

23  Duty of public authorities to secure involvement

(1)     Where an authority to which this section applies considers it appropriate for representatives of interested persons (or of interested persons of a particular description) to be involved in the exercise of any of its relevant functions by being—

(a)     provided with information about the exercise of the function,

(b)     consulted about the exercise of the function, or

(c)     involved in another way,

it must take such steps as it considers appropriate to secure that such representatives are involved in the exercise of the function in that way.

(2)     This section applies to the following authorities—

(a)     the Arts Council of England;

(b)     the English Sports Council;

(c)     the Environment Agency;

(d)

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