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Rh : after the date of commencement of this Part) an activity on behalf of a foreign principal; and
 * (k) that it is in the public interest that such a directive ought to be given, after having regard to the circumstances of the case.

Content and effect of directives: general

89.—(1) A directive mentioned in section 88 (each called a directive under Part 5 or 6) is binding on the person to whom it is addressed.

(2) A directive under Part 5 or 6 must be in writing.

(3) A directive under Part 5 or 6 must state—
 * (a) the things that the politically significant person is required by the competent authority to do, or to refrain from doing, as are specified in the directive or are of a description as specified in the directive;
 * (b) whether the person to whom it is given must—
 * (i) advise the competent authority of the details of the manner in which the person proposes to comply with the directive;
 * (ii) keep information about the matters that are the subject of the directive;
 * (iii) regularly notify the competent authority about the steps being taken towards compliance with the directive; or
 * (iv) give written notice to the competent authority when the person has complied with the directive; and
 * (c) that it is an offence under this Act to fail to comply with the directive.

(4) To avoid doubt, subsection (3) does not prevent any other relevant matter as is reasonably necessary to enable the directive to be effective being contained in a directive under Part 5 or 6. {{Nop}]