Version as at 1 July 2024 Crown Entities Act 2004 Part 4 s 148 (i) a direction given to the Crown entity by a Minister or by a direc‐ tion under section 107; or (ii) any change in the law; or (iii) any other change in the entity’s operating environment. (3) The Crown entity must make the amendment required under subsection (2) as soon as practicable after the entity becomes aware of the facts that give rise to the obligation to amend under this section. (4) The following process applies to an amendment under subsection (1) or (2): (5) (a) the Crown entity must provide a draft amendment to its responsible Minister; and (b) the responsible Minister must provide to the entity any comments that he or she may have no later than 15 working days after receiving the draft; and (c) the entity must consider the comments (if any) and must provide the final amendment to its responsible Minister as soon as practicable. (d) [Repealed] An amendment under this section— (a) must be in writing, be dated, and be signed on behalf of the board by 2 members or, in the case of a corporation sole, by the sole member; and (b) is a final amendment when it has been signed in accordance with para‐ graph (a). (6) A final amendment under this section is in force from the date on which it is provided to the responsible Minister. (7) A Crown entity may, instead of amending its final statement of intent, provide to its responsible Minister under section 146 a new statement of intent that complies with sections 139 and 141. Section 148 heading: amended, on 1 July 2014, by section 57(1) of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51). Section 148(1): amended, on 1 July 2014, by section 57(2) of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51). Section 148(2)(b)(i): amended, on 18 July 2013, by section 35 of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51). Section 148(4): amended, on 1 July 2014, by section 57(3) of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51). Section 148(4)(b): amended, on 1 July 2014, by section 57(4) of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51). Section 148(4)(c): amended, on 1 July 2014, by section 57(5) of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51). Section 148(4)(d): repealed, on 1 July 2014, by section 57(6) of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51). Section 148(5): inserted, on 1 July 2014, by section 57(7) of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51). 73