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(1)The following functions of the Lord Chancellor may be exercised by, or by employees of, a person authorised by the Lord Chancellor for that purpose—
(a)securing the provision of information under section 1(3), and
(b)setting and monitoring standards under section 3.
(2)Regulations may provide for a function of the Lord Chancellor under regulations made under this Part to be exercisable by, or by employees of, a person authorised by the Lord Chancellor for that purpose.
(3)The functions conferred on the Director by this Part may be exercised by, or by employees of, a person authorised by the Director for that purpose.
(4)Regulations may provide for a function of the Director under regulations made under this Part to be exercisable by, or by employees of, a person authorised by the Director for that purpose.
(5)A direction given by the Lord Chancellor under section 4 about the carrying out of the Director’s functions may, in particular, require the Director—
(a)to authorise, or not to authorise, a person to carry out a function specified in the direction, or
(b)to authorise, or not to authorise, a person specified, or of a description specified, in the direction to carry out such a function.
(6)Regulations under subsection (2) or (4) may provide that a function may be exercised—
(a)wholly or to a limited extent;
(b)generally or in particular cases or areas;
(c)unconditionally or subject to conditions.
(7)An authorisation given for the purposes of this section or regulations under this section may provide that a function may be exercised—
(a)wholly or to a limited extent;
(b)generally or in particular cases or areas;
(c)unconditionally or subject to conditions.
(8)In the case of an authorisation given for the purposes of regulations under this section, subsection (7) is subject to the provisions of the regulations.
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