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CAP. 385]

Regional Council

[1986 Ed.

Directions by the Governor.

Vesting of management and control of property in the Regional Council.

Communications between the

Regional Council and the

Governor.

Annual report.

Financial statements and report to be laid before Legislative Council.

PART VIII

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

50. (1) The Governor may, after consultation with the Regional Council, give the Regional Council directions of a general character as to the discharge by the Regional Council of its functions in relation to matters appearing to the Governor to affect the public interest, and the Regional Council shall give effect to such directions.

(2) The Governor may, after consultation with the Regional Council, give to the Regional Council specific directions for the purpose of remedying any failure of the Regional Council to discharge any obligation or to fulfil any function imposed upon the Regional Council by this or any other Ordinance, and the Governor may further direct any public officer to remedy such failure and any expense incurred thereby shall be payable by the Regional Council.

51. (1) The Governor may by order vest in the Regional Council, for the purposes stated in such order, the management and control of any property which is vested in the Crown.

(2) The management and control of any property which is vested in the Regional Council which ceases to be used for the purpose stated in the vesting order shall revert to the Crown without payment of compensation.

52. All communications from the Regional Council to the Governor shall be signed by the Chairman or the Secretary and be delivered to the Chief Secretary.

53. The Chairman shall, at the time of forwarding the statements referred to in section 43(4), make to the Governor a report on the activities of the Regional Council during that financial year.

54. As soon as may be convenient after the receipt thereof, the Governor shall cause to be laid on the table of the Legislative Council-

(a) the estimates and list of works of the Regional Council furnished under section 41(1);

(b) any revised estimates and list of works of the Regional Council furnished under section 42(2);

(c) copies of the audited statements of accounts of and of the report of the Director of Audit furnished under section 43(4); and

(d) the Chairman's report on the activities of the Regional Council furnished under section 53.