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Housing and Regeneration Bill

I wonder whether there is a conflict between Clause 3 and the provisions in Clauses 48 to 50. The HCA will be subject to guidance, which it must take into consideration, and directions, with which it must comply. It also needs a lot of consents. I am intrigued, because I do not remember such a short clause in any of the predecessor Acts of Parliament, from which the Bill is derived, or one that sets this out so baldly. I wonder what would happen if the matter were taken to court by the chief executive, who said, ““I do not have to do what you said in this direction, Secretary of State, because I have Clause 2, which says that I can do anything I think is appropriate””.