# The Police Act 1997 (Provisions in relation to the NCIS Service Authority) (No. 1) Order 1997, Article 3: Arrangements for Discharge of Functions


(1) Subject to any express provision in any enactment, the NCIS Service Authority may arrange for the discharge of any of its functions by a committee, a sub-committee or an officer of the Authority.
(2) Where by virtue of this article any functions of the NCIS Service Authority may be discharged by a committee, then, unless the Authority otherwise directs, the committee may arrange for the discharge of any of those functions by a sub-committee or an officer of the Authority and where by virtue of this article any function of the Authority may be discharged by a sub-committee then, unless the Authority or the committee otherwise directs, the sub-committee may arrange for the discharge of those functions by an officer of the Authority.
(3) Any arrangements made by the NCIS Service Authority or a committee under this article for the discharge of any functions by a committee, sub-committee, or officer shall not prevent the Authority or committee by whom the arrangements were made from exercising those functions.
(4) The NCIS Service Authority’s functions with respect to levying or borrowing money shall be discharged only by the Authority.
(5) References in this article and article 4 below to the discharge of any of the functions of the NCIS Service Authority include references to the doing of anything which is calculated to facilitate, or is conducive or incidental to the discharge of any of those functions.
(6) The officers who may discharge the functions of the NCIS Service Authority in pursuance of arrangements under paragraphs (1) and (2) above shall include the Director General, his deputy while performing his duties and any civilian officer employed by the Authority.
(7) Where pursuant to arrangements made by virtue of paragraph (6) above—
(a) the Director General, or
(b) the deputy of the Director General
may discharge functions of the NCIS Service Authority, he may himself arrange for the discharge of any of those functions by a member, including a police member, of the National Criminal Intelligence Service.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1585/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997-provisions-in-relation-to-the-ncis-service-authority-no-1-order-1997/article-3
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