Part III DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN AND OTHER AREAS

The Agency: supplemental

167 Guidance and directions by Secretary of State.

1

The Agency shall have regard to guidance from time to time given by the Secretary of State in deciding—

a

which land is suitable for regeneration or development under this Part; and

b

which of its functions under this Part it is to exercise for securing the regeneration or development of any particular land and how it is to exercise those functions.

2

Without prejudice to any of the foregoing provisions of this Part requiring the consent of the Secretary of State to be obtained for anything to be done by the Agency, he may give directions to the Agency—

a

for restricting the exercise by it of any of its functions F1. . .; or

b

for requiring it to exercise those functions in any manner specified in the directions.

3

Directions under subsection (2) may be of a general or particular nature and may be varied or revoked by subsequent directions.