Schedule 16 - Healthcare Improvement Scotland: Establishment Etc. Paragraph 11 – Delegation of functions
470.HIS has powers to delegate functions to its chief executive, its staff or any of its committees, with the exception of approval of annual reports and accounts and approval of any budget or financial plan (see sub-paragraph (2)) Any delegation under sub-paragraph (1) does not affect the responsibility of HIS for the exercise of its functions (see sub-paragraph (3)).