Powers to give directions
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16. The Secretary of State in England and Wales, Scottish Ministers in Scotland and the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland may, in relation to any application for an authorisation or consent, give to the competent authority directions as to whether the authorisation or consent is to be granted or refused and, if it is granted, the conditions to which it must be subject, and the competent authority must comply with the direction if this is compatible with these Regulations.