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.