# Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, Section 227: Contributions by departments towards compensation paid by councils


(1) Where—
(a) compensation is payable by a council under this Act or the Act of 1965 in consequence of any decision or order to which this section applies, and
(b) that decision or order was given or made wholly or partly in the interest of a service which is provided by a Northern Ireland department and the cost of which is defrayed by money provided by the Assembly,
the department responsible for the administration of that service may pay to that council a contribution of such amount as that department may with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel determine.
(2) This section applies to any decision or order given or made under Part 3, 4, 5 or 7.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/25/section/227 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-act-northern-ireland-2011/section-227
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