The National Health Service Functions (Directions to Authorities and Administration Arrangements) Regulations 1991

Arrangements by District Authorities for exercise of functions

10.—(1) Subject to any directions which may be given by the Secretary of State and, in the case of a District Authority in England, to any directions given by the relevant Regional Authority as to the exercise of any function exercisable by virtue of a direction given under section 14 of the Act, functions exercisable by a District Authority by virtue of any provision of the Act may by arrangement with that Authority be exercised on its behalf by—

(a) another District Authority;

(b) a committee or sub-committee of another District Authority;

(c) another body of which the members consist only of that and other District Authorities; or

(d) an officer of another District Authority or of such other body.

(2) Subject to any directions which may be given by the Secretary of State, functions of a District Authority exercisable by virtue of an Order(1) under section 103(1) of the Act may by arrangement with that Authority be exercised on its behalf by a Family Authority.

(1)

See S.I. 1988/865.