Part 1The Homes and Communities Agency
Chapter 5Supplementary
Certain supervisory powers of the Secretary of State
47I1Directions by the Secretary of State
1
The Secretary of State may give the HCA general or specific directions as to the exercise of any of its functions.
2
The Secretary of State must publish any directions given by the Secretary of State under this Part as soon as reasonably practicable after giving them.
3
The Secretary of State—
a
may revoke any directions given by the Secretary of State under this Part, and
b
must publish the fact that the directions have been revoked as soon as reasonably practicable after the revocation.
4
The HCA must comply with any directions of the Secretary of State in force under this Part.
5
Subsections (2) and (3)(b) do not apply to directions given under section 22 or paragraph 7 of Schedule 1; and this section does not apply to directions given under Schedule 4.
6
References in this Part to the Secretary of State giving directions include references to the Secretary of State giving directions by varying existing directions.
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