Section 49Part 7 — RESPONSIBILITIES OF CABINET AND CHIEF OFFICERS IN RELATION TO PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
Role of the Cabinet
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49. The role of the Cabinet in relation to public authorities is to —
exercise, on the public’s behalf, the duties and functions of the owner, or where relevant, shareholder of the public authority;
where appropriate, directly intervene in the operation of the public authority where it is in the public interest to do so, by giving general and lawful directions in written form as to the policy to be followed by the public authority in the performance of its duties and functions;
order an investigation pursuant to section 56(2) into the public authority’s compliance with this Law;
extend policy that applies to the civil service to the public authorities as and when necessary to ensure good governance and best human resource practice; and
to allow the Minister responsible for the public authority to directly issue strategic policy directions in writing to the chairperson of the board.