Part 5A

Health

The Health Adviser and the Deputy Health Advisers

The Deputy Health Advisers
309C
1
There shall also be one or more officers to be known as Deputy Health Advisers to the Greater London Authority (“
Deputy Health Advisers
”).
2
The Secretary of State is to appoint one of the Deputy Health Advisers to exercise the functions of the Health Adviser at any time when—
a
there is a vacancy in the position of Health Adviser, or
b
the person who is the Health Adviser is incapable of discharging the functions of Health Adviser.
3
Any of the Deputy Health Advisers may exercise functions of the Health Adviser at any time when he is authorised to do so by virtue of an authorisation given by the Health Adviser under subsection (5) of section 309A above.
4
Any exercise of a function by a Deputy Health Adviser by virtue only of such an authorisation must be in accordance with the authorisation and any conditions imposed by the Health Adviser under that subsection.
5
A Deputy Health Adviser shall also have such other functions as may be conferred or imposed on him by or under this Act or any other Act (whenever passed).
Pt. 5A inserted (E.W.) (21.1.2008) by Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24), ss. 21(1), 59(7); S.I. 2008/113, art. 2(d)