(1) The Minister may
delegate a function or power of the Minister under this Act (other than this
power of delegation) to any person (including a person for the time being
performing particular duties or holding or acting in a specified position).
(2) A delegation under
this section—
(a) must
be by instrument in writing; and
(b) may
be absolute or conditional; and
(c) does
not derogate from the power of the delegator to act in a matter; and
(d) is
revocable at will.
(3) A function or
power delegated under this section may, if the instrument of delegation so
provides, be further delegated.
(4) In legal
proceedings, an apparently genuine certificate, purportedly signed by the
Minister containing particulars of a delegation under this section, will, in
the absence of proof to the contrary, be accepted as proof that the delegation
was made in accordance with the particulars.