Civil Service (Management Functions) Act 1992

1 Delegation of functions

(1) This section applies to any function delegated by Her Majesty with respect to the management of Her Majesty’s Home Civil Service which has been the subject of a transfer of functions Order.

(2) A Minister of the Crown in whom a function to which this section applies is vested may, to such extent and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, delegate the function to any other servant of the Crown.

(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2) above, the conditions subject to which a function may be delegated under that subsection include a condition prohibiting, to such extent as may be specified in the condition, the carrying out of the function under the authority of the person to whom it is delegated.

(4) Without prejudice to any rule of law with respect to the carrying out of functions under the authority of a person in charge of a government department, where a function is delegated under subsection (2) above otherwise than to such a person, the person to whom the function is delegated may, subject to the terms of the delegation, authorise a servant of the Crown for whom he is responsible to carry out the function on his behalf.

(5) In this section, “transfer of functions Order” means an Order in Council under section 1 of the Ministers of the [1946 c. 31.] Crown (Transfer of Functions) Act 1946 or section 1 of the Ministers of the [1975 c. 26.] Crown Act 1975 (transfer of functions from one Minister of the Crown to another).