(1) The corporation
has a duty to comply with a direction given to it under section 7(1).
(2) The duty imposed
by subsection (1) is to be regarded as a function of the corporation under the
Gas Corporation Act 1994 1 , and if there is a conflict or inconsistency
between that duty and —
(a) any
duty imposed by that Act; or
(b) any
provision of that Act,
the duty imposed by
subsection (1) prevails.
(3) Section 7 applies
despite section 6(a) of the Statutory Corporations (Liability of Directors)
Act 1996 .