# Northern Ireland Act 1998, Section 78O: Duty to have regard to best practice standards

Status: prospective

(1) A public authority must, in providing services to the public or a section of the public in Northern Ireland, have due regard to any published best practice standards.
(2) A public authority must prepare and publish a plan setting out the steps it proposes to take to comply with the duty in subsection (1).
(3) A public authority—
(a) may revise and re-publish the plan if the authority considers it necessary or desirable to do so, and
(b) must revise and re-publish the plan if relevant revised best practice standards are published in accordance with section 78N.
(4) In preparing or revising a plan under this section, a public authority must consult the Commissioner.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/section/78O (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/section-78O
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