(1)The Scottish Ministers may, subject to such conditions as they consider appropriate, delegate to Crown Estate Scotland some or all of their functions under—
(a)sections 22 and 23,
(b)section 27,
(c)section 35.
(2)A delegation under subsection (1)—
(a)must be in writing,
(b)may be varied or revoked at any time,
(c)does not affect—
(i)the ability of the Scottish Ministers to exercise the functions delegated,
(ii)their responsibility for the exercise of those functions.
(3)Where the Scottish Ministers’ function under section 27(1) is delegated to Crown Estate Scotland—
(a)section 26(7) applies as if it required managers (including the Scottish Ministers) to send copies of their reports prepared under section 26(1) to Crown Estate Scotland (rather than to the Scottish Ministers),
(b)article 18(1)(b) of the Crown Estate Scotland Order does not apply.
(4)Where the Scottish Ministers’ function under section 35(1) is delegated to Crown Estate Scotland, section 34(4)—
(a)applies as if it required managers (including the Scottish Ministers) to send copies of their statements of accounts prepared under section 34(2)(b) to Crown Estate Scotland (rather than to the Scottish Ministers),
(b)does not apply to Crown Estate Scotland.