38Decision in relation to request

### 38 Decision in relation to request > *\[Section 38 Amended by No. 104 of 1995, s. 11 \]*[*\[Section 38 Amended by No. 85 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jan 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-01-01/act-1997-085#JS4@Ja5@GC23@EN) [*\[Section 38 Amended by No. 85 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jan 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-01-01/act-1997-085#JS4@Ja5@GC22@EN) [*\[Section 38 Substituted by No. 49 of 2001, s. 17, Applied:16 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-16/act-2001-049#GS17@EN) [*\[Section 38 Substituted by No. 26 of 2007, s. 10, Applied:01 Aug 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-08-01/act-2007-026#GS10@EN) [*\[Section 38 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2014, s. 31, Applied:01 Jan 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-01-01/act-2014-024#GS31@EN) [*\[Section 38 Repealed by No. 47 of 2015, s. 10, Applied:17 Dec 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-12-17/act-2015-047#GS10@EN) > > > (1)  A planning authority, before deciding whether to prepare a draft amendment of an LPS in relation to a municipal area in accordance with a request under [section 37(1)](#GS37@Gs1@EN) , must be satisfied that such a draft amendment of an LPS will meet the LPS criteria. > > > (2)  A planning authority, within 42 days after receiving a request under [section 37(1)](#GS37@Gs1@EN) or a longer period allowed by the Commission, must – > > > > > > (a) decide to agree to the amendment and prepare a draft amendment of the LPS; or > > > > > > > (b) decide to refuse to prepare the draft amendment of the LPS. > > > (3)  A planning authority, within 7 days of deciding under [subsection (2)](#GS38@Gs2@EN) whether or not to prepare a draft amendment of an LPS in accordance with a request under [section 37(1)](#GS37@Gs1@EN) , must give notice of the decision to the person who made the request.