Paragraph 5 Application of directions etc. to the Authority

Where under any provision relating to any relevant functions the Secretary of State is empowered to give directions or issue guidance to a New Forest local authority, or is otherwise empowered to make a decision on such functions in relation to such an authority, that power may be exercised during the transitional period in relation to the Authority to the extent that it is consistent with the powers and duties conferred and imposed on the Authority.