6(1)A sea fish licensing authority may make arrangements for any of its licensing functions to be exercised by other persons on its behalf.
(2)Arrangements made by a sea fish licensing authority under this paragraph do not affect that authority’s responsibility for the exercise of the licensing function in question.
(3)A public authority that exercises functions on behalf of a sea fish licensing authority under this paragraph may charge that authority such fees as it considers reasonable in respect of the cost of doing so.
(4)This paragraph does not confer power on a sea fish licensing authority to make arrangements for a licensing function to be exercised on its behalf by another sea fish licensing authority (see instead section 43 (agency arrangements between sea fish licensing authorities)).