Consultation

(1) Where any person or authority is directed by this Constitution to exercise any function after consultation with any other person or authority, that person or authority shall not be obliged to exercise that function in accordance with the advice of that other person or authority. (2) Where any person or authority is directed by this Constitution or any other law to consult any other person or authority before taking any decision or action, that other 153 person or authority must be given a genuine opportunity to present his or its views before the decision or action, as the case may be, is taken.