Cap. 438 чл. 12Relations between the Minister and theAuthority.

(1) The Minister may in relation to matters that appear to him to affect the public interest, from time to time give to the

Authority directions in writing of a general character, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, on the policy to be followed in the carrying out of the functions vested in the Authority by or under this Act, and the Authority shall, as soon as may be, give effect to all such directions.

(2) The Authority shall afford to the Minister facilities for obtaining information with respect to its property and activities and furnish him with returns, accounts and other information with respect thereto, and afford to him facilities for the verification of information furnished, in such manner and at such times as he may Authority, its administration and organisation and the administrative control of its officers and employees, shall be the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Authority, who shall also have such other powers as may from time to time be delegated to him by the Authority.

(2) The Authority may exercise its functions through Directorates which may be established by it from time to time and, for such purpose, it may vest in each of the Directorates so established, and subject to the overall supervision and control of the Chief Executive, such of its functions as relate or are ancillary to the matters for which the said Directorate is responsible so as to enable the said Directorate to give effect to the policies of the Authority and to otherwise discharge effectively and efficiently the functions of the Authority in its respective area of operation.

(3) Each of the Directorates so established shall be headed by a person who shall either be a public officer detailed for duty with the Authority or an employee of the Authority or a person detailed to work for the Authority in accordance with an agreement made between the Authority and a public or private undertaking, in either case having adequate experience and knowledge in the area of operation of the said Directorate.

(4) The Authority and each of the Directorates may exercise any one or more of their functions either directly or through any of the Authority’s officers or employees or agents or through an agency authorised for the purpose, or through any other person with whom an agreement for the performance of any one or more of such functions has been entered into:

Provided that nothing in this subarticle shall authorise the Authority to contract out any of its regulatory or licensing functions, although the Authority may contract out any other of its functions, or procure from any person any services, for the purposes of carrying out its regulatory or licensing functions.

(5) Where in this Act anything is to be done by or against or with respect to the Authority, or any notice is to be or may be given by or to the Authority, any such thing or notice may also be done by or against or with respect to or be given by or to the Directorate under whose jurisdiction the matter falls by reason of a delegation of functions to such Directorate by the Authority; and for the purposes aforesaid any reference in this Act to the Authority includes a reference to the appropriate Directorate.