Functions of the Chief Constable
5.—(1) Any power conferred on the Chief Constable by these regulations to make provision by –
(a)giving directions,
(b)authorising, designating, approving or specifying any person or anything,
(c)imposing restrictions, or
(d)doing anything else,
includes power to make different provision for different purposes, cases and circumstances.
(2) The Chief Constable may designate a police officer or member of the police support staff for the purposes of this regulation and, subject to paragraph (3), may delegate any function under these regulations to a person so designated.
(3) Any function of the Chief Constable under regulation 4(4)(a), 7(6), 9(1), 10(3), (6) to (9) or 11(1), (2) or (5) may be delegated only to –
(a)a police officer of a rank not lower than chief inspector, or
(b)a senior employee or such member of the police support staff of such class or description as may be specified by the Board for the purposes of this paragraph.