Ministerial powers

17Direction

(1)

South of Scotland Enterprise must comply with any direction issued to it by the Scottish Ministers.

(2)

A direction under this section may—

(a)

be general or relate to a particular function or matter,

(b)

vary or revoke a direction under this section.

(3)

Before issuing a direction under this section the Scottish Ministers must consult South of Scotland Enterprise about it.

(4)

Having issued a direction under this section, the Scottish Ministers must publish—

(a)

the direction, and

(b)

their reasons for issuing it.