Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00736:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00736
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 5346–6705

9  Delegation

 (1) The Comptroller‑General of Customs may, by writing, delegate any of his or her functions or powers under an applied customs law (other than section 179 of the Customs Act 1901 (NI)) to:
 (a) the Secretary; or
 (b) another officer of Customs.

Directions to delegates
 (2) An officer of Customs must, in performing functions or exercising powers under a delegation under paragraph (1)(b), comply with any written directions of the Comptroller‑General of Customs.

Subdelegation by Secretary
 (3) If the Secretary is delegated functions or powers under subsection (1), the Secretary may, by writing, delegate any of those functions or powers to another officer of Customs.
 (4) An officer of Customs must, in performing functions or exercising powers under a delegation under subsection (3), comply with any written directions of the Secretary.
 (5) The Secretary must not give directions under subsection (4) in relation to particular functions or powers that are inconsistent with any directions given under subsection (2) in relation to those functions or powers.
 (6) A function that is performed or a power that is exercised by an officer of Customs under a delegation under subsection (3) is taken, for the purposes of the law referred to in subsection (1), to have been performed or exercised by the Comptroller‑General of Customs.