SECTION 322

(1) Where the Regional Council President refuses or fails to take one of the actions prescribed by the laws or regulations in force, which are absolutely necessary in the interest of the region, the Minister in charge of local authorities may, after formal notice, order its immediate execution. (2) The formal notice referred to in Sub-section (1) above shall be issued by any means in writing. It shall indicate the time limit within which the President shall reply to the Minister in charge of regional and local authorities. Where the formal notice remains unheeded after the prescribed time limit, such silence shall be tantamount to refusal. (3) Where the action has an interregional interest, the Minister in charge of regional and local authorities may act, under the same conditions, in lieu of the Regional Council Presidents concerned. IV - Regional Administration