Section 92 — Delegation of functions

(1) The Secretary of State may make arrangements with a public authority—

(a) for the authority to exercise any delegable function of the Secretary of State to the extent specified in the arrangements;

(b) for officers or other staff of the authority to be appointed as enforcement officers.

(2) The following functions are “delegable functions”—

(a) any enforcement function of the Secretary of State;

(b) any function of the Secretary of State by virtue of section 116 (power to bring proceedings in employment tribunal);

(c) any function of the Secretary of State under section 7 or 11 of the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 (powers relating to licensing of gangmasters).

(3) Accordingly, in the case of the exercise of a function by a public authority in accordance with arrangements under this section, any reference in an enactment to the Secretary of State in connection with that function is to be read as a reference to that authority.

(4) Arrangements under this section may provide for payments to be made by the Secretary of State in respect of the performance of any function to which the arrangements relate.

(5) Arrangements under this section do not prevent the Secretary of State from performing a function to which the arrangements relate.

(6) In this section “public authority” means a person certain of whose functions are functions of a public nature.