Part I Regional development agencies
Activities
I16 Delegation of functions by Ministers.
1
A Minister of the Crown may, to such extent and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, delegate any eligible function of his to a regional development agency.
2
A function is eligible for the purposes of subsection (1) if—
a
it does not consist of a power to make regulations or other instruments of a legislative character or a power to fix fees or charges, and
b
the Secretary of State considers that it can appropriately be exercised by the regional development agency concerned.
3
No delegation under subsection (1) may be made without the agreement of the regional development agency concerned, unless a corresponding delegation is made at the same time to all the other regional development agencies.
4
No variation of a delegation under subsection (1) may be made without the agreement of the regional development agency concerned, unless—
a
the delegation did not require the agency’s agreement, and
b
a corresponding variation of every corresponding delegation to another regional development agency is made at the same time.
5
A delegation under subsection (1) may be revoked at any time.
6
Schedule 3 (which makes provision for transfer schemes in connection with the delegation of a function, or the revocation of the delegation of a function, under this section) shall have effect.
F17
The power of a Minister of the Crown to delegate a function under this section to the London Development Agency has effect subject to section 6A.