Gas Supply Act 1996
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83A Delegation
83A Delegation
(1) The Minister may delegate the Minister’s functions under this Act to the Secretary, other than the following—
(a) this power of delegation,
(b) the Minister’s functions under sections 9, 11, 11A, 12, 38, 40 and 41.
(2) The Secretary may subdelegate a function delegated to the Secretary by the Minister under subsection (1) to an authorised person, unless the Minister otherwise provides in the instrument of delegation to the Secretary.
(3) The Secretary may delegate the Secretary’s functions under this Act, other than this power of delegation, to an authorised person.
(4) In this section—
authorised person means the following—
(a) a person employed in the Department,
(b) a person, or person of a class, prescribed by the regulations.
s 83A: Ins 2000 No 60, Sch 3.2 [6]. Am 2010 No 7, Sch 1 [4] [5]; 2010 No 119, Sch 1.14. Rep 2017 No 15, Sch 2.8 [3]. Ins 2025 No 21, Sch 1[35].