Regulation 16 Directions
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit in relation to any application for either an authorisation under Part II or an approval under regulation 11, give to the chief inspector directions as to—
whether the application is to be granted or refused; or
the conditions and requirements to which the authorisation or approval, if granted, is to be subject, and it shall be the duty of the chief inspector to give effect to the directions.
A direction given by the Secretary of State under paragraph (1) shall be of no effect insofar as it requires the chief inspector to determine an application in a manner which is either contrary to, or not within the powers conferred upon him by, any of the provisions of these Regulations apart from this regulation.