32 Delegation of functions by sub-committees of local authorities.S
For section 56(2) of the M11973 Act (which permits a committee of a local authority to arrange for a sub-committee or an officer of the authority to discharge functions of the authority) there shall be substituted the following subsection—
“(2)Where by virtue of this section any function of a local authority may be discharged by any committee or sub-committee of theirs, then, unless the local authority otherwise direct—
(a)the committee may arrange for the discharge of any of those functions by a sub-committee or an officer of the authority ; and
(b)the sub-committee, whether assigned the discharge of functions by the authority or by a committee, may arrange for the discharge of any such functions by an officer of the authority.”.
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