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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/windsor-framework-financial-assistance-marking-of-retail-goods-regulations-2023/regulation-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2023/956",
  "legislation_title": "The Windsor Framework (Financial Assistance) (Marking of Retail Goods) Regulations 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/windsor-framework-financial-assistance-marking-of-retail-goods-regulations-2023",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Delegation",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may delegate functions relating to the giving of financial assistance to any other person.\n(2) Functions delegated under paragraph (1) may include—\n(a) the giving of guidance; and\n(b) the exercise of discretion.\n(3) References to the Secretary of State in regulations 3(4) and 5 to 11 include a person to whom the Secretary of State has delegated functions under this regulation.\n(4) Before delegating a function under paragraph (1) the Secretary of State must obtain the consent of—\n(a) the Scottish Ministers, if the function is being delegated as regards its exercise in relation to Scotland;\n(b) the Welsh Ministers, if the function is being delegated as regards its exercise in relation to Wales.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/956/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:41:07.030784+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}