(1) The chief psychiatrist may delegate a function of the chief psychiatrist to an appropriately qualified—(a) public service employee in the department; or(b) health service employee.
(2) Despite subsection (1) , the chief psychiatrist may delegate a function of the chief psychiatrist under a prescribed provision only to an appropriately qualified—(a) senior executive employed in the department; or(b) health executive employed by a Hospital and Health Service.
(3) In this section—
"function" includes a power.
"prescribed provision" means—(a) part 3 ; or(b) section 313 (2) (a) or (b) ; or(c) chapter 11 , part 2 ; or(d) section 332 .