Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022

The Board may delegate a function of the Board, other than this power of delegation, to—

a member of the Board, or

to a committee established under section 163.

The delegation must be in writing.

A person or committee to whom or which a function is delegated under this section must not delegate the function.

A person or committee exercising a function that has been delegated to the person or committee under this section is taken to do so in accordance with the terms of the delegation unless the contrary is shown.

Nothing in this section limits the ability of the Board to perform a function through—

a member of staff provided to the Board under section 139, or

an agent of the Board.