14Minister may direct public authorities to co-operate

14 Minister may direct public authorities to co-operate

14 Minister may direct public authorities to co-operate

(1) The Minister may, by notice in writing given to a prescribed public authority, direct the authority to comply with a request, direction or decision of a public authority responsible for development for the purposes of a critical town or locality water supply that is made or given under this Act.

(2) Before giving a direction under this section, the Minister is required to obtain the concurrence of the Minister responsible for the prescribed public authority concerned.

(3) In this section—

prescribed public authority means a public authority prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.