# Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Act 2023, Paragraph 18: Authority to perform functions

Extent: S

(1) The Commissioner may authorise any person to exercise any of the Commissioner’s functions (and to such extent) as the Commissioner determines.
(2) The giving of authority under sub-paragraph (1) in relation to a function does not—
(a) affect the Commissioner’s responsibility for the exercise of the function,
(b) prevent the Commissioner from performing the function.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2023/6/schedule/1/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patient-safety-commissioner-for-scotland-act-2023/schedule-1/paragraph-18
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