Regulation 10 Use of staff

(1)

A competent person who wishes to exercise Part 1 functions in respect of a case (“the appointor”) may appoint an officer of another competent person (“the appointee”) to act as his officer in relation to that case provided that the competent person of which the appointee is an officer gives his written consent to the appointment on or before the date upon which the appointment commences.

(2)

An appointee—

(a)

is an officer of the appointor for the purposes of sections 27 to 29 inclusive of the Act, and

(b)

may exercise such other functions in relation to the case as may be agreed as if the appointee were an employee of the appointor.

(3)

Any act or omission of the appointee within the terms of the appointment is to be deemed to be an act or omission of the appointor.