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Gas Act 1972

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7General powers of Secretary of State to give directions to Corporation and obtain information

(1)The Secretary of State may, after consultation with the Corporation, give to the Corporation directions of a general character as to the exercise and performance by the Corporation of their functions (including the exercise of rights conferred by the holding of interests in companies) in relation to matters which appear to him to affect the national interest, and the Corporation shall give effect to any such directions.

(2)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, the Secretary of State may, after consultation with the Corporation, direct the Corporation—

(a)to discontinue any activity either wholly or to a specified extent, not to extend any activity or not to extend it beyond specified limits, to dispose of any part of their undertaking or of any assets held by them, or to call in any loan made by them, or

(b)to exercise their control over any wholly owned subsidiary of theirs so as to cause the subsidiary to discontinue any activity either wholly or to a specified extent, not to extend any activity or not to extend it beyond specified limits, to dispose of any part of its undertaking or of any assets held by it, or to call in any loan made by it,

and the Corporation shall give effect to any such direction :

Provided that the Secretary of State shall not give any direction under this subsection unless he is satisfied that he will not thereby impede or prevent the proper discharge of the Corporation's duties.

(3)A direction under subsection (2) above shall be given by statutory instrument, of which a draft shall be laid before Parliament.

(4)The Corporation shall furnish the Secretary of State with such returns, accounts and other information as he may from time to time require with respect to their property and activities, or the property and activities of any of their subsidiaries, and shall afford to the Secretary of State facilities for the verification of information so furnished.

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