Historic Shipwrecks Act 1981

The Minister may delegate to any body or person (including a person for the time being holding or acting in a specified office or position)—

any of the Minister's duties, functions or powers under this Act;

any duties, functions or powers that are, under any other Act or statutory instrument, assigned to the Minister for the time being administering this Act.

A delegation under this section—

must be by instrument in writing; and

may be absolute or conditional; and

does not derogate from the power of the Minister to act in a matter; and

is revocable at will.

A function or power delegated under this section may, if the instrument of delegation so provides, be further delegated.