40 General duty to advise Director.E+W+S
It shall be the duty of the Council to advise the Director on any matter which—
(a)appears to the Council to be a matter F1. . . in respect of which any of the Director’s functions are or may be exercisable; and
(b)is referred to it by the Director or is a matter on which it considers it should offer advice.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 40 repealed (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, ss. 10(1), 17(5), Sch. 3 para. 49, Sch. 6; S.I. 1996/218, art. 2