Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Official Assignee, Official Receiver and Insolvency Practitioners
20. Delegation of powers and functions by Official Assignee and Official Receiver
Feedback & supportSubject to this Act, the Official Assignee and the Official Receiver may, by a written instrument of delegation under the hand of the Official Assignee and the Official Receiver, respectively, delegate to any person all or any of the powers or functions of the Official Assignee and the Official Receiver, respectively, under this Act (except the power of delegation under this section), so that such power or function may be exercised by the delegate with respect to any particular matter or class of matters specified in the instrument of delegation.
Official Assignee
“Official Assignee” means the Official Assignee appointed under section 16(1) and includes a Deputy Official Assignee, a Senior Assistant Official Assignee and an Assistant Official Assignee;
Any delegation made under this section does not prevent the Official Assignee or the Official Receiver (as the case may be) from exercising the power or function delegated.
Official Receiver
“Official Receiver” means the Official Receiver appointed under section 17(1) and includes a Deputy Official Receiver, a Senior Assistant Official Receiver and an Assistant Official Receiver;
The Official Assignee and the Official Receiver may at any time revoke any delegation made under this section by the Official Assignee and the Official Receiver, respectively.