15.1. The Minister of Energy and Resources may, within the scope of his responsibilities and powers, issue directives respecting the aims and objectives of the Company in the performance of the functions vested in it by law.
These directives shall be submitted to the Government for approval. If they are so approved, they are binding on the Company, and it shall comply with them.
Every directive issued under this section must be tabled before the National Assembly, if it is in session, within fifteen days of its approval by the Government. If the directive is issued while the National Assembly is not sitting, the directive must be tabled before it within fifteen days of the opening of the next session or, as the case may be, within fifteen days of resumption.
1979, c. 21, s. 5; 1979, c. 81, s. 20.