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Local Government Act 1993
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#### 379 Delegation of regulatory functions
379 Delegation of regulatory functions
> > (1) A regulatory function of a council under Chapter 7 must not be delegated or sub-delegated to a person or body other than—
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> > > (a) a committee of the council of which all the members are councillors or of which all the members are either councillors or employees of the council, or
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> > > (b) an employee of the council, or
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> > > (c) a county council, or
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> > > (d) a joint organisation.
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> > (2) A regulatory function of a county council under Chapter 7 must not be delegated or sub-delegated to a person or body other than—
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> > > (a) a committee of the county council of which all the members are members of the county council or of which all the members are either members of the county council or employees of the county council, or
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> > > (b) an employee of the county council, or
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> > > (c) a council.
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> > (2A) A council may delegate a regulatory function to a joint organisation only with the approval, by resolution, of the board of the joint organisation.
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> > (3) However, if—
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> > > (a) a regulatory function is delegated to a county council, the function may be delegated to the general manager and by the general manager to an employee of the county council, or
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> > > (b) a regulatory function is delegated to a council, the function may be delegated to the general manager and by the general manager to an employee of the council, or
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> > > (c) a regulatory function is delegated to a joint organisation, the function may be delegated to the executive officer and by the executive officer to an employee of the joint organisation.
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> **s 379:** Am 1996 No 69, Sch 4 \[15\]; 2017 No 65, Sch 1 \[5\]–\[7\].