12.—(1) Crown Estate Scotland (Interim Management) may authorise—
(a)any of its members;
(b)any committee or sub-committee established by it;
(c)its chief executive; or
(d)any other member of its staff,
to perform such of its functions (and to such extent) as it may determine.
(2) But Crown Estate Scotland (Interim Management) may not authorise any other person to perform any of the following functions—
(a)preparing a report under article 18(1)(a);
(b)preparing statements of account under section 2(5) of the Crown Estate Act 1961(1).
(3) The giving of authority under this article to perform a function does not—
(a)affect Crown Estate Scotland (Interim Management)’s responsibility for the performance of the function; or
(b)prevent it from performing the function itself.
1961 c.55 (9 & 10 Eliz. 2).