(1) The Minister may, after consultation with the chairperson, give the Board such directions of a general character as to the policy to be followed by the Board in the performance of its functions, and the Board shall give effect to those directions.
(2) The Minister shall give such directions to the Corporation in respect of the disposal of land vested in it and in respect of the development by it of the land as appears to him or her to be necessary or expedient to ensure, so far as practicable, the preservation of any features of special architectural or historic interest.