Schedule 1, Paragraphs 15 and 16: Delegation
51.Paragraph 15 sets out that the Commission may delegate to any one or more Commissioners certain functions relating to the handling of applications for orders granting development consent. Any of the Commission’s other functions may be delegated to-
52.Paragraph 16 confers upon the chief executive the power to authorise (generally or specifically) any other member of the Commission’s staff to do anything which the chief executive is authorised or required to do. An exception is made for the chief executive’s role in relation to the certification of the Commission’s annual accounts.