49Consideration of management plans by public authorities

#### 49 Consideration of management plans by public authorities 49 Consideration of management plans by public authorities > > (1) When exercising its functions, a public authority must have regard to the provisions of any management plan to the extent to which they apply to the public authority. > > > (2) For the purposes of this section, a management plan may be expressed so as to apply— > > > > > (a) to a specified public authority, to a specified class of public authorities or to public authorities generally, and > > > > > (b) to a specified function, to a specified class of functions or to functions generally. > > > (3) This section neither restricts a public authority’s statutory discretions nor authorises a public authority to do anything inconsistent with its statutory or other legal obligations.