22Power of Ministers to give directions

22 Power of Ministers to give directions S. 22(1) amended by No. 17/2009 s. 13(3)(a). (1) If the Minister or a relevant Minister considers it in the public interest to do so, the Minister or relevant Minister may, after complying with subsection (2), direct a road authority— (a) to perform a function or exercise a power of the road authority under this Act; or (b) to perform a function or exercise a power of the road authority under this Act in the manner or subject to the conditions specified in the direction; or S. 22(1)(ba) inserted by No. 6/2010 s. 24(5)(Sch. 1 item 14.5) (as amended by No. 45/2010 s. 5). (ba) to perform a function or exercise a power of a road authority under any other Act where the performance of that function or the exercise of that power is necessary to enable the effective performance of a function or the effective exercise of a power under this Act or is incidental to the performance of a function or the exercise of a power under this Act; or (c) not to perform a function or exercise a power of the road authority under this Act. S. 22(2) amended by No. 17/2009 s. 13(3)(a). (2) The Minister or the relevant Minister must before making a direction give the road authority the opportunity to comment on the proposed direction. (3) A direction— (a) must be in writing; (b) may include conditions; (c) may specify the case, class of case, period of time or other circumstance in which the direction is to apply. (4) A road authority must publish a copy or summary of any direction in its annual report. (5) A road authority must give effect to a direction under this section.