Sch 5A para 11
(1) HIS may, subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (3) authorise— (a) the chief executive; (b) any other employee; (c) any of its committees, to exercise such of its functions, and to such extent, as it may determine. (2) HIS may not authorise any of the following functions to be exercised by any other person— (a) the approval of annual reports and accounts; (b) the approval of any budget or other financial plan. (2A) HIS may authorise an employee to carry out the functions of a medical reviewer under section 17. (2B) Any other function conferred on a medical reviewer or the senior medical reviewer may not, subject to sub-paragraph (2C), be delegated by HIS. (2C) The senior medical reviewer may, with the approval of HIS, make arrangements for the functions of the senior medical reviewer to be carried out by a medical reviewer where the senior medical reviewer is absent or otherwise unavailable. (3) Sub-paragraph (1) does not affect the responsibility of HIS for the exercise of its functions.