http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/61/section/2Civil Service (Management Functions) Act 1992 An Act to make provision with respect to functions relating to the management of Her Majesty’s Home Civil Service; and to make provision about parliamentary procedure in relation to legislation for Northern Ireland making corresponding provision with respect to the Northern Ireland Civil Service.1992-12-17texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2015-06-25Expert Participation2010-11-11 21This section applies to any statutory power which—arelates to the appointment or management of members of the civil service (excluding the diplomatic service) within the meaning of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, andbrequires for its exercise the sanction of a Minister of the Crown (whether by way of approval, consent, agreement or otherwise).2The Minister whose sanction is required for the exercise of a power to which this section applies may, to such extent and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, authorise its exercise without his sanction.3Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2) above, the conditions which may be imposed on an authorisation under that subsection include a condition prohibiting, to such extent as may be specified in the condition, the exercise of the power concerned under the authority of the person by whom it is exercisable.4Where by virtue of any statutory provision the sanction required for the exercise of a power to which this section applies itself requires the sanction (whether by way of approval, consent, agreement or otherwise) of a Minister of the Crown, the power conferred by subsection (2) above shall be exercisable subject to the approval of that Minister.S. 1 cross-heading substituted (11.11.2010) by Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), s. 52, Sch. 2 para. 6(4); S.I. 2010/2703, art. 2(a)Words in s. 2(1)(a) substituted (11.11.2010) by Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), s. 52, Sch. 2 para. 7; S.I. 2010/2703, art. 2(a)