sec.455Delegations

### sec.455 Delegations The chief executive may delegate the chief executive’s powers under this Act to an appropriately qualified person who is— a public service officer or public service employee; or a health service employee. However, the chief executive may delegate the chief executive’s power to give a directions notice under section 156E (2) only to— a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b) who is— a member of the health executive service as defined in the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 , schedule 2 ; and employed by the department; or the chief health officer. s 455 amd 2017 No. 16 s 14 ; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3 (sec.455-ssec.1) The chief executive may delegate the chief executive’s powers under this Act to an appropriately qualified person who is— a public service officer or public service employee; or a health service employee. (sec.455-ssec.2) However, the chief executive may delegate the chief executive’s power to give a directions notice under section 156E (2) only to— a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b) who is— a member of the health executive service as defined in the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 , schedule 2 ; and employed by the department; or the chief health officer. s 455 amd 2017 No. 16 s 14 ; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3 - (a) a public service officer or public service employee; or - (b) a health service employee. - (a) a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b) who is— (i) a member of the health executive service as defined in the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 , schedule 2 ; and (ii) employed by the department; or - (i) a member of the health executive service as defined in the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 , schedule 2 ; and - (ii) employed by the department; or - (b) the chief health officer. - (i) a member of the health executive service as defined in the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 , schedule 2 ; and - (ii) employed by the department; or