(1) A Minister may delegate to a person or body (including a person for the time being holding or acting in a specified office or position) a function of the Minister under this Act.
(2) A delegation under this section—
(a) must be by instrument in writing; and
(b) may be absolute or conditional; and
(c) does not derogate from the ability of the Minister to act in any matter; and
(d) is revocable at will.
(3) A function delegated under this section may, if the instrument of delegation so provides, be further delegated.
(4) This section does not apply to a function of the Minister under Part 2.