Schedule 1The office of Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland
Part 4Staff
Authority to perform functions
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(1)
The Commissioner may authorise any person to exercise any of the Commissioner’s functions (and to such extent) as the Commissioner determines.
(2)
The giving of authority under sub-paragraph (1) in relation to a function does not—
(a)
affect the Commissioner’s responsibility for the exercise of the function,
(b)
prevent the Commissioner from performing the function.