14Accreditation of regional strategy

14 Accreditation of regional strategy

(1)  [Section 14 Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2018, s. 13, Applied:10 Sep 2018] A regional committee is to submit its draft regional strategy to the Minister as soon as practicable after it has prepared it.

(2)  [Section 14 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 11 of 2018, s. 13, Applied:10 Sep 2018] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(3)  The Minister may –

(a) accredit a draft regional strategy; or

(b) refuse to accredit a draft regional strategy.

(4)  If the Minister refuses to accredit a draft regional strategy –

(a) the Minister is to –

(i) return it to the regional committee; and

(ii) give reasons in writing for not accrediting it; and

(b) [Section 14 Subsection (4) amended by No. 11 of 2018, s. 13, Applied:10 Sep 2018] the regional committee is to resubmit it to the Minister taking into account any reasons given under paragraph (a)(ii) .