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(1.1) A policy statement may require an approval or determination by the Minister, any other minister of the Crown or multiple ministers of the Crown for any of the matters provided for in the policy statement.  2017, c. 23, Sched. 3, s. 3.

(2) Before issuing a policy statement, the Minister shall confer with such persons or public bodies that the Minister considers have an interest in the proposed statement.  1994, c. 23, s. 6 (1).

(3) If a policy statement is issued under subsection (1), the Minister shall cause it to be published in The Ontario Gazette and shall give such further notice of it, in such manner as the Minister considers appropriate, to all members of the Assembly and to any other persons or public bodies that the Minister considers have an interest in the statement.  1994, c. 23, s. 6 (1).

(4) Each municipality that receives notice of a policy statement under subsection (3) shall in turn give notice of the statement to each local board of the municipality that it considers has an interest in the statement.  R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, s. 3 (4).

(5) A decision of the council of a municipality, a local board, a planning board, a minister of the Crown and a ministry, board, commission or agency of the government, including the Tribunal, in respect of the exercise of any authority that affects a planning matter,

(b) shall conform with the provincial plans that are in effect on that date, or shall not conflict with them, as the case may be.  2006, c. 23, s. 5; 2017, c. 23, Sched. 5, s. 80.

(6) Comments, submissions or advice affecting a planning matter that are provided by the council of a municipality, a local board, a planning board, a minister or ministry, board, commission or agency of the government,

(a) shall be consistent with the policy statements issued under subsection (1) that are in effect on the date the comments, submissions or advice are provided; and

(b) shall conform with the provincial plans that are in effect on that date, or shall not conflict with them, as the case may be.  2006, c. 23, s. 5.

(8) Each of the following is deemed to be a policy statement issued under subsection (1):

1. A policy statement issued under section 31.1 of the Metrolinx Act, 2006.

2. A policy statement issued under section 11 of the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016.

3. A policy or statement that is prescribed for the purpose of this subsection.  2017, c. 23, Sched. 3, s. 3.

(9) Subsections (1.1), (2), (3) and (10) do not apply to a policy or statement that is deemed by subsection (8) to be a policy statement issued under subsection (1).  2017, c. 23, Sched. 3, s. 3.

(10) The Minister shall, at least every 10 years from the date that a policy statement is issued under subsection (1), ensure that a review of the policy statement is undertaken for the purpose of determining the need for a revision of the policy statement.  1994, c. 23, s. 6 (3); 2015, c. 26, s. 14.