Transport (London) Act 1969

41 Provisions as to approvals, consents and directions

(1) Any approval or consent of the Council under any provision of, or applied by, this Act shall be given in writing; and any such approval or consent may be given for any case or description of cases specified in the approval or consent, or may be general, and may be given subject to conditions.

(2) Nothing done by the Executive shall be held to be unlawful on the ground that the approval or consent of the Council to the doing of that thing was required by any provision of, or applied by, this Act and that it was done without obtaining that approval or consent; but if it appears to the Council that the Executive propose to do anything, or have done anything, without the approval or consent of the Council which in the opinion of the Council requires their approval or consent, the Council may give to the Executive such directions as appear to the Council to be appropriate to secure so far as practicable the observance of the rights of the Council in relation to the doing of that thing, and those directions may include directions to discontinue any specified activity or dispose of any specified assets.

(3) Any direction under this Act by the Council to the Executive or by the Minister to the Executive or to the Council shall be in writing, and the Executive or, as the case may be, the Council shall comply with any such direction given to them notwithstanding, in the case of a direction under subsection (2) of this section, that it may result in the Executive having to dispose of any assets at a loss or incurring liability to other persons; but before the Council give any direction to the Executive under this Act they shall consult with the Executive.