14 Power of Secretary of State to give directions.S
(1)The Secretary of State may after consulting with—
(a)Scottish Enterprise, give Scottish Enterprise;
(b)Highlands and Islands Enterprise, give Highlands and Islands Enterprise,
directions of a general or specific character as to the exercise of its functions; and it shall be the duty of the body in question to give effect to any such directions.
(2)Without prejudice to sections 12(7) and 30(5) of this Act, the Secretary of State may give directions to Scottish Enterprise or to Highlands and Islands Enterprise requiring the body in question to furnish to a government department, in a form specified in the directions, any information so specified which has been obtained by that body by virtue of section 12(1) of this Act or otherwise.