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(1)The Assembly may delegate functions of the Assembly (to such extent as the Assembly may determine) to—
(a)any committee of the Assembly, or
(b)the Assembly First Secretary.
(2)Any committee of the Assembly, apart from the Audit Committee, may delegate functions of the committee (to such extent as the committee may determine) to a sub-committee of the committee.
(3)In addition—
(a)the executive committee may delegate functions of the executive committee (to such extent as the executive committee may determine) to the Assembly First Secretary or an Assembly Secretary, and
(b)a subject committee may delegate functions of the subject committee (to such extent as the subject committee may determine) to the member of the executive committee who is a member of the subject committee by virtue of section 57(4).
(4)A sub-committee of the executive committee may delegate functions of the sub-committee (to such extent as the sub-committee may determine) to the Assembly First Secretary or an Assembly Secretary; and a sub-committee of a subject committee may delegate functions of the sub-committee (to such extent as the sub-committee may determine) to the member of the executive committee who is a member of the subject committee by virtue of section 57(4).
(5)The Assembly First Secretary may delegate functions of his (to such extent as he may determine) to an Assembly Secretary.
(6)In delegating a function under any provision of this section the Assembly, a committee of the Assembly or a sub-committee of such a committee may limit or prohibit its further delegation under this section or section 63 (or both); and in delegating a function under subsection (5) the Assembly First Secretary may limit or prohibit its further delegation under section 63.
(7)Where a function has been delegated to the Assembly, this section applies to the function subject to the terms of the delegation to the Assembly.
(8)The delegation of a function under this section shall not prevent the exercise of the function by the body or person by whom the delegation is made.
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