A local authority can give its chief executive officer or another officer the power to do things that the local authority is allowed to do under this Act. You can think of this as the local authority sharing some of its jobs with its officers. The local authority can choose which jobs to share and with whom.

When a local authority shares its jobs, it must not give away the power to share jobs itself. It also cannot share certain important jobs that are outlined in subpart 2 of Part 1 or subpart 1 of Part 5 of this Act. This means that some jobs are too important for the local authority to share with its officers.

The local authority has to be careful about which jobs it shares and with whom, so that everything runs smoothly and according to the rules.