(1) A performance improvement order may be issued in response to the results of a public inquiry in relation to a council.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, a performance improvement order is taken to be issued in response to the results of a public inquiry if--(a) a public inquiry in relation to a council is held, and(b) the performance improvement order specifies, in the reasons why the Minister has decided to issue the order, that it has been issued in response to the results of the public inquiry.
Note--: Under section 255, the Minister may, after considering whether the council has complied with the performance improvement order, recommend that the council be dismissed.