PART 8SOCIAL SERVICES FUNCTIONS

Intervention by central government

I1159Directions

1

A local authority, or an officer of an authority, subject to a direction or instruction under this Part must comply with it.

2

This includes a direction or an instruction to exercise a function that is contingent upon the opinion of the local authority or an officer of the authority.

3

A direction under this Part—

a

must be in writing;

b

may be varied or revoked by a later direction;

c

is enforceable by mandatory order on application by, or on behalf of, the Welsh Ministers.