6 Supervisory powers of Secretary of State.U.K.
(1)The Authority shall, in formulating and carrying out plans for the general conduct of their undertaking and the undertakings of their subsidiaries, act on lines settled from time to time by the Authority with the approval of the Secretary of State.
(2)The Authority shall as respects work involving an outlay on capital account—
(a)from time to time settle a general programme of work, and
(b)if the Secretary of State so requests, settle a programme of work in respect of a particular project or category of projects,
and submit the programme to the Secretary of State for his approval.
(3)The Authority shall not carry out a project involving substantial outlay on capital account, and shall exercise control over their subsidiaries so as to secure that they do not carry out such a project, except—
(a)in accordance with a general programme approved by the Secretary of State, and
(b)where the Secretary of State has requested the Authority to settle a programme relating wholly or partly to the project concerned, in accordance with a programme settled in pursuance of the request and approved by the Secretary of State.
(4)This section does not affect the power of the Secretary of State to give directions under section 3 of the M1Atomic Energy Authority Act 1954.
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