139 Abandonment of major works S. 139(1) amended by No. 5/2002 s. 49. (1) An Authority must not abandon or decommission any of its major works without the approval of the Minister. (2) The Minister may issue guidelines as to what are "major works" for the purposes of subsection (1). S. 139(3) inserted by No. 85/2006 s. 55. (3) The Minister may impose conditions on any approval given under subsection (1). S. 139(4) inserted by No. 85/2006 s. 55. (4) In respect of each proposal submitted to the Minister under section 139A, the Minister must publish notice of whether he or she has approved or refused to approve the proposal under subsection (1)— (a) in a newspaper circulating generally in the area to which the proposal relates; and S. 139A inserted by No. 85/2006 s. 56.

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