Section 52 sets out that the Secretary of State may make arrangements for a person prescribed by regulations to exercise the functions of the Secretary of State under this Part. Should such arrangements be made, references to the Secretary of State in this Part, or regulations made under this Part, must be read accordingly.
	Subsection (2) makes clear that arrangements made under this section may provide for the Secretary of State to make payments to the person and make provision for the circumstances in which those payments are to be repaid to the Secretary of State. Subsection (3) states that regulations made under this section are subject to the affirmative procedure. Subsection (4) defines the term "relevant function" for the purposes of this section as all functions conferred by or under this Part, with the exception of the power to make regulations.
	Subsection (5) clarifies that if arrangements are made under this section to delegate the function of charging or recovering fees to a prescribed person, such person must pay the fees to the Secretary of State unless the Secretary of State has directed otherwise.
Part 2: Digital Verification Services Supplementary Section 52: Arrangements for third party to exercise functions