3.—(1) The things specified in paragraphs 1 to 37 of the Schedule to these Rules, being things authorised to be done by, to or before a justices' clerk, may be done instead by, to or before a person appointed by a magistrates' courts committee to assist him, provided that that person has been specifically authorised by the justices' clerk for that purpose, and any reference in the Schedule to a justices' clerk shall be taken to include such a person.
(2) The powers authorised to be exercised by a justices' clerk at an early administrative hearing under section 50 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998(1) may be exercised instead by a person appointed by a magistrates' courts committee to assist him, provided that that person has been specifically authorised by the justices' clerk for that purpose.
(3) Any authorisation by the justices' clerk under paragraph (1) or (2) above shall be recorded in writing at the time the authority is given or as soon as is practicable thereafter.