3(1)Where the Secretary of State does not approve, under paragraph 2, the total amount of the levies the Authority proposes to issue for a financial year—
(a)he shall notify the Authority of his decision, and
(b)he may direct the Authority to issue such levies under section 62 for that year as he considers appropriate.
(2)Where the NCS Service Authority does not, within the prescribed period, make a determination of the total amount of levies it proposes to issue under section 62 in respect of a financial year, the Secretary of State may direct the Authority to issue, under that section, such levies as he considers appropriate.
(3)The Authority shall provide the Secretary of State with such information as he may require to enable him to give a direction under this paragraph.
(4)Before giving a direction under this paragraph, the Secretary of State may take into account any matter he considers relevant.
(5)A direction under this paragraph shall be in writing.
(6)The Secretary of State shall send a copy of any direction under this paragraph to—
(a)each police authority for an area in England and Wales (other than the authority for the metropolitan police district), and
(b)the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District.