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| Change of name of agency. |
30. - (1) A regional development agency may, by a resolution in relation to which the requirements mentioned in subsection (2) are met, change the name by which it is to be known.
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(2) The requirements referred to are-
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(a) that the resolution is considered at a meeting of the agency which is specially convened for the purpose, |
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(b) that particulars of the resolution were included in the notice of the meeting, and |
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(c) that the resolution is passed at the meeting by not less than two-thirds of the members of the agency who vote on it. |
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(3) A regional development agency which changes its name under this section shall-
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(a) send notice of the change to the Secretary of State, and |
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(b) publish the notice in such manner as the Secretary of State may direct. |
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(4) A change of name under this section shall not affect the rights or obligations of the regional development agency concerned or any other person, or render defective any legal proceedings; and any legal proceedings may be commenced or continued as if there had been no change of name.
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| General power to give guidance and directions. |
31. - (1) The Secretary of State may give a regional development agency-
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in relation to the exercise of its functions.
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(2) Directions under this section may-
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(a) restrict the agency in relation to the exercise of its functions, or |
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(b) require it to exercise its functions in any manner specified in the directions. |
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(3) Directions under this section may be of a general or particular nature.
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(4) The generality of the power conferred by this section shall not be prejudiced by any other power conferred by this Part.
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| Guidance: supplementary. |
32. - (1) Any power to give guidance under this Part shall be exercisable only after consultation with the regional development agency concerned.
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(2) In exercising its functions, a regional development agency shall have regard to any guidance given under this Part.
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(3) Any power to give guidance under this Part includes power to vary or revoke the guidance.
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(4) The Secretary of State shall arrange for any guidance given under this Part to be published in such manner as he considers appropriate.
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| Consents of Secretary of State. |
33. A consent given under this Part by the Secretary of State to a regional development agency-
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(a) may be given unconditionally or subject to conditions, |
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(b) may be given in relation to a particular case or in relation to such descriptions of case as may be specified in the consent, and |
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(c) except in relation to anything already done or agreed to be done on the authority of the consent, may be varied or revoked by a notice given by the Secretary of State to the agency. |
| Validity of transactions. |
34. - (1) A person who enters into a transaction with a regional development agency shall not be concerned to see or enquire-
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(a) whether there has been any failure by the agency to observe its purposes, or |
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(b) whether the transaction would contravene any direction given by the Secretary of State. |
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(2) A transaction entered into by a regional development agency shall not be invalidated merely because the agency-
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(a) failed to observe its purposes, or |
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(b) carried out the transaction in contravention of any direction given by the Secretary of State. |
| Notices. |
35. - (1) This section has effect in relation to any notice required or authorised by this Part to be given to or served on any person.
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(2) Any such notice may be given to or served on the person in question either by delivering it to him, or by leaving it at his proper address, or by sending it by post to him at that address.
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(3) Any such notice may-
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(a) in the case of a body corporate, be given to or served on the secretary or clerk of that body, and |
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(b) in the case of a partnership, be given to or served on a partner or a person having the control or management of the partnership business. |
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(4) For the purposes of this section and of section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978 (service of documents by post) in its application to this section, the proper address of any person to or on whom a notice is to be given or served shall be his last known address, except that-
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(a) in the case of a body corporate or its secretary or clerk, it shall be the address of the registered or principal office of that body, and |
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(b) in the case of a partnership, a partner or a person having the control or management of the partnership business, it shall be that of the principal office of the partnership; |
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and for the purposes of this subsection the principal office of a company registered outside the United Kingdom or of a partnership carrying on business outside the United Kingdom shall be its principal office within the United Kingdom.
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(5) If the person to be given or served with any notice mentioned in subsection (1) has specified an address within the United Kingdom other than his proper address within the meaning of subsection (4) as the one at which he or someone on his behalf will accept documents of the same description as that notice, that address shall also be treated for the purposes of this section and section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978 as his proper address.
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(6) If the name or address of any owner, lessee or occupier of land to or on whom any notice mentioned in subsection (1) is to be served cannot after reasonable inquiry be ascertained, the document may be served either by leaving it in the hands of a person who is or appears to be resident or employed on the land or by leaving it conspicuously affixed to some building or object on the land.
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| Minor amendments. |
36. Schedule 7 (which makes minor amendments relating to regional development agencies) shall have effect.
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