The Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

Grants: delegation of functions

5.—(1) The Department may make arrangements for grants under Article 3 to be made, of other functions relating to such grants to be exercised, by another person or any employee of his on such terms as may be between the Department and that person.

(2) Any arrangements made under paragraph (1) may make provision for the functions concerned to be so exercised—

(a)either wholly or to such an extent as may be specified in the arrangements; and

(b)either generally or in such cases or circumstances as may be so specified,

but shall not prevent the functions concerned from being exercised by the Department.