33Delegation

#### 33 Delegation 33 Delegation > > (1) The Director may delegate to— > > > > > (a) an Officer, > > > > > (b) a Crown Prosecutor, or > > > > > (c) a person approved by the Attorney General, > > > > the exercise of any of the Director’s functions (other than this power of delegation). > > > (2) The Director may not delegate the exercise of any of the following functions, except to a Deputy Director— > > > > > (a) determining that no bill of indictment be found, in respect of an indictable offence, in circumstances where the person concerned has been committed for trial, > > > > > (b) directing that no further proceedings be taken against a person who has been committed for trial or sentence, > > > > > (c) finding a bill of indictment in respect of an indictable offence, in circumstances where the person concerned has not been committed for trial, > > > > > (d) appealing under section 5D of the [Criminal Appeal Act 1912](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1912-016) to the Court of Criminal Appeal against a sentence. > > > (3) A delegation— > > > > > (a) shall be in writing, > > > > > (b) may be general or limited, and > > > > > (c) may be revoked, wholly or partly, by the Director. > > > (4) A delegate is, in the exercise of a delegated function, subject to such conditions as are specified in the instrument of delegation. > > > (5) A delegated function, when exercised by the delegate, shall be deemed to have been exercised by the Director. > > > (6) A delegation does not prevent the exercise of a function by the Director. > > > (7) A function purporting to have been exercised by a delegate shall, until the contrary is proved be deemed to have been duly exercised by a delegate under this section.