# Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018, Section 10: Delegation of responsible person's functions


(1) The responsible person for each mental health unit may delegate any functions exercisable by the responsible person under this Act to a relevant person only in accordance with this section.
(2) The responsible person may only delegate a function to a relevant person if the relevant person is of an appropriate level of seniority.
(3) The delegation of a function does not affect the responsibility of the responsible person for the exercise of the responsible person's functions under this Act.
(4) The delegation of a function does not prevent the responsible person from exercising the function.
(5) In this section “relevant person” means a person employed by the relevant health organisation that operates the mental health unit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/27/section/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-units-use-of-force-act-2018/section-10
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