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158 Delegation
(1) The Principal Official Visitor may delegate any of his or her functions to an Official Visitor.
(2) [Section 158 Subsection (2) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 147, Applied:25 Sep 2023] If the delegate under subsection (1) is a State Service officer or State Service employee, he or she may perform the delegated functions in conjunction with State Service employment.
(3) The power of delegation under subsection (1) cannot itself be delegated.