17Copies of amendment to be given to certain persons

17 Copies of amendment to be given to certain persons (1) A planning authority must give copies of any amendment it prepares to a planning scheme together with the explanatory report and any document applied, adopted or incorporated in the amendment— (a) to a municipal council, if the amendment applies to its municipal district; and S. 17(1)(b) repealed by No. 35/1995 s. 4(d). (c) to the Minister; and (d) to any other person whom the Minister specifies. (2) A planning authority must also give a copy of any agreement entered into under section 173 to any person to whom it gives a copy of the amendment if the agreement or part of the agreement will not come into operation fully unless the amendment comes into operation. S. 17(3) inserted by No. 3/2013 s. 73. (3) A planning authority must give copies of any amendment, explanatory report and any document applied, adopted or incorporated in the amendment to the Minister under subsection (1)(c) not less than 10 business days before it first gives a required notice of the amendment under section 19. S. 17(4) inserted by No. 3/2013 s. 73. (4) Subsection (3) does not apply if— (a) the planning authority is not required to give notice under section 19; or (b) the Minister is the planning authority. S. 18 amended by No. 35/1995 s. 4(e), substituted by No. 12/2021 s. 17.