PART 1 E+WSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Area-based implementation of the national policyE+W

15Duty of NRW to provide information or other assistance to public bodiesE+W

(1)If a public body asks NRW to provide the public body with information which it requires for the purpose of implementing an area statement, NRW must provide the information unless NRW is prohibited from providing it by virtue of an enactment or any other rule of law.

(2)If a public body asks NRW to exercise its functions to provide the public body with other assistance which the public body requires for the purpose of implementing an area statement, NRW must provide the assistance unless NRW considers that doing so would⁠—

(a)be incompatible with NRW's own duties, or

(b)otherwise have an adverse effect on the exercise of NRW's functions.