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must publish the fact that the directions have been revoked as soon as reasonably practicable after the revocation.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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