Hong Kong Ordinances

INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES ORDINANCE - SECT 44

Effect of delegation of powers and duties

(1) Where any Ordinance confers power upon any person to delegate the exercise
on his behalf of any of the powers or the performance of any of the duties
conferred or imposed upon him under any Ordinance-

   (a)  such delegation shall not preclude the person so delegating from
        exercising or performing at any time any of the powers or duties so
        delegated;

   (b)  such delegation may be conditional, qualified or limited in such
        manner as the person so delegating may think fit;

   (c)  where the delegation may be made only with the approval of some
        person, such delegation may be conditional, qualified or limited in
        such manner as the person whose approval is required may think fit;

   (d)  the delegation may be to a named person or to the person for the time
        being holding any office designated by the person so delegating; and

   (e)  any delegation may be amended by the person so delegating. (Added 14
        of 1971 s. 2)

(2) The delegation of any power shall be deemed to include the delegation of
any duty incidental thereto or connected therewith and the delegation of any
duty shall be deemed to include the delegation of any power incidental thereto
or connected therewith.