21(1)Section 1(2) of the Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11) (delegation of functions relating to civil service superannuation schemes by Minister for the Civil Service to another officer of the Crown etc) has effect as if the reference to an officer of the Crown other than a Minister included a reference to the IPSA's chief executive.U.K.
(2)Any pension function conferred on the chief executive under section 1(2) of the Superannuation Act 1972 (in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)) may be carried out by—
(a)any person authorised by the chief executive, or
(b)an employee of a person so authorised.
(3)“Pension function” means a function of administering schemes made under section 1 of that Act, and from time to time in force.
(4)Under sub-paragraph (2), the chief executive may authorise a person to exercise pension functions—
(a)to their full extent or to a specified extent;
(b)in all cases or in specified cases;
(c)unconditionally or subject to specified conditions.
(5)An authorisation under sub-paragraph (2)—
(a)is to be treated for all purposes as given by virtue of an order under section 69 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40) (contracting out of functions of Ministers and office-holders), and
(b)may be revoked at any time by the IPSA or the chief executive.