§ 6 — Delegation to registration officers

6.—(1) The Registrar‑General may delegate any function or power of the Registrar‑General under this Act (except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) or any other written law to a registration officer or class of registration officers, subject to any condition or restriction the Registrar‑General specifies.(2) A delegation under subsection (1) (including any condition or restriction specified under that subsection) must be in writing.

(3) A delegation under subsection (1) does not prevent or affect the performance of any function or the exercise of any power by the Registrar‑General under this Act or any other written law.

(4) Where any function or power of the Registrar‑General under this Act or any other written law is delegated under subsection (1) to a registration officer (whether specifically or as a member of a class of registration officers), a reference to the Registrar‑General in this Act or that other written law in relation to that function or power includes (subject to any condition or restriction specified under that subsection) a reference to that registration officer.

(5) The Registrar‑General may also designate any appropriate registration officer as a chief registration officer, and require the chief registration officer to —(a)

ensure that adequate systems, processes and facilities are implemented or provided to enable another registration officer or a class of registration officers (under the direct or indirect supervision of the chief registration officer) to perform any function or exercise any power delegated to that other registration officer or class of registration officers under subsection (1); and

(b)

perform related administrative duties.

—(1) The Registrar‑General may delegate any function or power of the Registrar‑General under this Act (except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) or any other written law to a registration officer or class of registration officers, subject to any condition or restriction the Registrar‑General specifies.

(2) A delegation under subsection (1) (including any condition or restriction specified under that subsection) must be in writing.

(3) A delegation under subsection (1) does not prevent or affect the performance of any function or the exercise of any power by the Registrar‑General under this Act or any other written law.

(4) Where any function or power of the Registrar‑General under this Act or any other written law is delegated under subsection (1) to a registration officer (whether specifically or as a member of a class of registration officers), a reference to the Registrar‑General in this Act or that other written law in relation to that function or power includes (subject to any condition or restriction specified under that subsection) a reference to that registration officer.

(5) The Registrar‑General may also designate any appropriate registration officer as a chief registration officer, and require the chief registration officer to —(a)

ensure that adequate systems, processes and facilities are implemented or provided to enable another registration officer or a class of registration officers (under the direct or indirect supervision of the chief registration officer) to perform any function or exercise any power delegated to that other registration officer or class of registration officers under subsection (1); and

(b)

perform related administrative duties.