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Natural Environment Bill

Key roles - Functions and powers of central and local government - Delegations

219: Delegation of functions by Ministers

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"Ministers can give jobs to others to do on their behalf"

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You can be given some jobs by a Minister of the Crown. The Minister can ask the chief executive of their department to do these jobs instead, following the rules in clause 5 of Schedule 6 of the Public Service Act 2020. There are some jobs the Minister cannot ask someone else to do. You can also be given jobs by the chief executive of a department. The chief executive can ask someone else to do these jobs, following the rules in clauses 2 and 3 of Schedule 6 of the Public Service Act 2020. The Minister or chief executive can take back the jobs they gave to someone else, following the rules in clause 4 or 6 of Schedule 6 of the Public Service Act 2020.

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Part 5Key roles
Functions and powers of central and local government: Delegations

219Delegation of functions by Ministers

  1. Any Minister of the Crown may, either generally or particularly, delegate to the chief executive of that Minister’s department in accordance with clause 5 of Schedule 6 of the Public Service Act 2020, any of that Minister’s functions, powers, or duties under this Act other than the following:

  2. appointing persons to exercise powers or perform functions or duties in place of a local authority under section 202 of the Planning Act 2025:
    1. recommending the making of a national instrument under section 74:
      1. recommending the making of regulations under this Act:
        1. recommending the making of an Order in Council under this Act:
          1. issuing directions in relation to the exercise of a local authority’s functions, powers, or duties under this Act:
            1. making decisions on the environmental limits framework:
              1. recommending the issue or amendment of a water conservation order under clause 13 or 15 of Schedule 4:
                1. this power of delegation.

                  1. A chief executive may, in accordance with clauses 2 and 3 of Schedule 6 of the Public Service Act 2020, subdelegate any function, power, or duty delegated to him or her by a Minister under clause 5 of that schedule.

                  2. Any delegation or subdelegation made under this section may be revoked in accordance with clause 4 or 6 of Schedule 6 of the Public Service Act 2020.