6. A member must when reaching decisions have regard to any relevant advice provided to him by the authority’s monitoring officer acting in pursuance of his duties under section 5(2) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989(1), including where he is so acting by virtue of paragraph 13(7)(b) of Schedule 7 to the Environment Act 1995(2).
Section 5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 was amended by articles 1, 2 and 23 of S.I. 2001/2237; section 107 of and paragraphs 24 of Schedule 5 to the Local Government Act 2000; sections 43 and 93, of paragraph 35 of Schedule 4 to and Schedule 9 to the Police and Magistrates' Court Act 1994; section 103 of and paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 7 to the Police Act 1996; sections 127(2) and 325 of and paragraph 62 of Schedule 27 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999; and section 120 of and Schedule 24 to the Environment Act 1995.
1995 c. 25. Under this provision, section 5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 applies to National Park authorities as it applies to a relevant authority under that section.