Sch 1 para 10
(1) The Director General may arrange for any function of the Director General to be exercised by a senior NCA officer who is designated for the purpose by the Director General. (2) A designation under this paragraph may provide for a function to be exercised by— (a) one or more senior NCA officers specified in the designation, or (b) one or more senior NCA officers of a description specified in the designation. (3) The Director General's powers of direction under section 5(5) and paragraph 11 of Schedule 3 may not be delegated under this paragraph. (4) But those powers of direction may, in the absence of the Director General for any reason, be exercised by a senior NCA officer nominated for this purpose by the Director General. (5) In this paragraph “ senior NCA officer ” means an NCA officer who is at, or above, a grade specified for this purpose by the Secretary of State in the framework document.