(1)The Mayor may give an MDC general or specific directions as to the exercise of any of the MDC's functions.
(2)The Mayor must publish any directions given under this Chapter by the Mayor as soon as reasonably practicable after giving them.
(3)The Mayor—
(a)may revoke any directions given under this Chapter by the Mayor, and
(b)must publish the fact that directions given under this Chapter have been revoked as soon as reasonably practicable after the revocation.
(4)An MDC must comply with any directions given by the Mayor under this Chapter that are in force in relation to the MDC.
(5)Subsections (2) and (3)(b) do not apply to directions given under paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 21.
(6)References in this Chapter to the Mayor giving directions include references to the Mayor giving directions by varying existing directions.