At any time before the Welsh Ministers have made a decision on a local housing authority’s application for a direction, or for the revocation of a direction, under this Part, the authority which made the application may by notice in writing withdraw it.
(1)The Welsh Ministers may require a local housing authority to provide further information in addition to that provided in an application for a direction, or for the revocation of a direction, under this Part.
(2)The power under subsection (1) is exercisable if the Welsh Ministers reasonably consider that the further information is required in order for them to decide whether to consider the authority’s application or to determine the authority’s application.
(1)As soon as reasonably practicable after the issue of a direction under this Part, the local housing authority which applied for the direction must publish it in whatever manner it thinks appropriate.
(2)The authority must also take other reasonable steps to bring a direction, or the revocation of a direction, issued under this Part to the attention of persons likely to be affected by it.
(1)Subsection (2) applies where the Welsh Ministers have refused to grant a local housing authority’s application for a direction under this Part.
(2)Where this subsection applies, the local housing authority which made the application must not, during the period of two years beginning with the date of refusal, make an application for a direction that is substantially the same as the direction the application for which was refused.
(3)Subsection (4) applies where the Welsh Ministers have issued a direction under section 6 (the “relevant direction”) (whether or not there has been a variation under section 13 or 17 or an extension under section 22).
(4)Where this subsection applies, the local housing authority must not, during the period described in subsection (5), make an application under section 1 for another direction that is substantially the same as the relevant direction.
(5)The period referred to in subsection (4)—
(a)begins on the date that the relevant direction has effect, and
(b)ends two years from the date on which the relevant direction ceases to have effect.
(6)In a case where there has been a variation under section 13 or 17, the references in subsections (4) and (5)(b) to the relevant direction are references to the direction having effect after the variation.
(7)In a case where there has been an extension under section 22, the reference in subsection (5)(b) to the time when the relevant direction ceases to have effect is a reference to the time when the direction ceases to have effect in accordance with the extension.
In the exercise of its functions under sections 3, 10, 15, 20 and 24, a local housing authority must have regard to any guidance given from time to time in writing by the Welsh Ministers.