29. Delegation of Authority's or Director's functions or powers to
persons outside Authority---(1) Subject to this section, the Authority
may from time to time, either generally or particularly, delegate to any
person who is not an employee of the Authority all or any of the
Authority's functions and powers under this Act or any other Act, or
under any regulations or rules made under this Act or any other Act.
(2) Subject to this section, the Director may from time to time,
either generally or particularly, delegate to any person who is not an
employee of the Authority any of the Director's functions and powers
under this Act or any other Act, or under regulations or rules made
under this Act or any other Act, other than---
(a) The power to amend or revoke land transport documents; or
(b) The power to issue infringement notices.
(3) Every delegation under this section shall be in writing.
(4) No delegation shall be made under this section without the written
consent of the Minister.
(5) In any case where the Authority or the Director has delegated any
functions or powers to any person under this section, that person may,
with the prior approval in writing of the Minister, delegate to any
other person such of those functions or powers as are so approved.
(6) Subject to any general or special directions given or conditions
imposed by the Authority or the Director, as the case may be, any person
may exercise any functions or powers delegated under this section in the
same manner and with the same effect as if they had been conferred or
imposed on that person directly by this section and not by delegation.
(7) Any delegation under this section may be made to a specified
person or persons of a specified class or to the holder or holders for
the time being of a specified office or specified class of office.
(8) Every delegation under this section shall be given for a specified
period but in any event shall be revocable at will.
(9) No delegation under this section shall affect or prevent the
performance or exercise of any function or power by the Authority or the
Director, as the case may be, nor shall any such delegation affect the
responsibility of the Authority or the Director, as the case may be, for
the actions of any person acting under the delegation.
(10) Every delegation under this section shall, until it is revoked or
it expires, continue in force according to its tenor, notwithstanding
the fact that the person by whom it was made may cease to hold office,
and shall continue to have effect as if it were made by the person for
the time being holding that office.
(11) Every person purporting to act under any delegation under this
section shall, when reasonably requested to do so, produce evidence of
his or her authority to so act.
(12) Any person who exercises any function or power under a delegation
made under this section may charge the person in respect of whom the
function or power is exercised a reasonable fee in respect of the
exercise of that function or power.