Regulation 17 Secretary of State’s power to give direction
The Secretary of State may at any time direct a local education authority—
(a)
(if it has not already drawn up a code of conduct under regulation 14) to prepare a draft code for his approval by the date specified in the direction; or
(b)
(if it has already drawn up such a code but the code appears to the Secretary of State to contain inappropriate measures) to prepare a draft of revisions to the code for his approval by the date specified in the direction.