The Minister of Conservation granted resource consents for the project in March 2011.

Ministers ignored the advice and granted fishermen 20,000 tons of cod.

In the same year, the Minister of National Education granted the polytechnic an operating permit.

The Minister for Industry and Commerce at the time, Sean Lemass, granted a mining licence to the politicians Michael Comyn and Bob Briscoe.

A further clause removed the Ministers right to grant any exemptions for any event held after 1 October 2006.

On 25 June 2010, the SARU announced that Minister of Home Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma had granted Mtawarira's request for South African citizenship.

Also, the Minister of education granted him a dispensation for the Latin disputation required for the Habilitation.

After an inquiry, the Minister granted planning permission and listed building consent for the demolition of the building.

The competent Minister of the Region can grant exceptions for economic or social reasons "in individual cases worthy of consideration".

In that case the Minister of Transport granted the tenant a lease of a motorway service area at a fixed rent and an additional variable rent.