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Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
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31 Discretions and functions of public authorities
31 Discretions and functions of public authorities
(1) This Part does not operate to exclude a statutory discretion of a public authority, but the public authority must take the policy into consideration.
(2) This Part does not operate to authorise any action by a public authority that is inconsistent with any statutory or other legal obligation of the public authority.