Section 3 GuidanceI1
England and Wales
(1)
A relevant authority must have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State when exercising any function conferred or imposed by or under section 1 or the Schedule.
(2)
An authority mentioned in section 2(2) must have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State when exercising the duty imposed by section 2, including guidance about identifying functions affected by the duty.
F1(3)
An authority that is subject to the duty in section 2A must have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State in relation to that duty.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
S. 3(3) inserted (31.10.2016) by Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22), ss. 10(2), 216(3); S.I. 2016/733, reg. 5
Commencement
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S. 3 in force at 1.4.2016 by S.I. 2016/113, reg. 2