# The Secretary of State for the Environment Order 1970, Paragraph 8


The power under section 1(2) of the Housing Act 1964 to give directions of either a general or a particular character as to the exercise and performance of the functions of the Housing Corporation shall be exercised—
(a) where the directions concern the exercise and performance of those functions in England and Wales but not in Scotland, by the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with housing in England and in Wales jointly; and
(b) where the directions concern the exercise or performance of those functions in England only, in Wales only or in Scotland only, by the Secretary of State concerned with housing in England, Wales or Scotland, as the case may be.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1970/1681/schedule/3/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/secretary-of-state-for-the-environment-order-1970/schedule-3/paragraph-8
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