Minister may give directions to the Board
20 Minister may give directions to the Board
The Minister may, by legislative instrument, give written directions to the Board about:
the performance of the Board’s functions, or the exercise of the Board’s powers; or
the performance of the Authority’s functions, or the exercise of the Authority’s powers.
Section 42 (disallowance) and Part 4 of Chapter 3 (sunsetting) of the Legislation Act 2003 do not apply to the directions (see regulations made for the purposes of paragraphs 44(2)(b) and 54(2)(b) of that Act).
A direction under subsection (1) must be of a general nature only.
The Board must comply with a direction under subsection (1).
Subsection (3) does not apply to the extent that a direction relates to the Board’s performance of functions, or exercise of powers, under the PGPA Act in relation to the Authority.
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