Part 1General order-making powers
Powers of Ministers: supplementary
8Purpose and conditions
1
A Minister may make an order under sections 1 to 5 only if the Minister considers that the order serves the purpose of improving the exercise of public functions, having regard to—
a
efficiency,
b
effectiveness,
c
economy, and
d
securing appropriate accountability to Ministers.
2
A Minister may make an order under those sections only if the Minister considers that—
a
the order does not remove any necessary protection, and
b
the order does not prevent any person from continuing to exercise any right or freedom which that person might reasonably expect to continue to exercise.