Section 31
Designation of persons by Minister
ActIn forceProvision 31 of 42
Section 31
(1)
The Minister may designate any of the persons specified in subsection (2) —
(a)
to hear and determine in the Minister’s place any appeal or a specific appeal under section 23;
(b)
to refer any appeal or a specific appeal to an Appeals Advisory Committee under section 24(1); or
(c)
to exercise all or any of the Minister’s powers conferred by Part 5,and any reference to the Minister in section 23 or 24(1), or the relevant provision in Part 5, includes a reference to the person so designated.
(2)
The following are the persons who may be designated by the Minister for the purposes of subsection (1):
(a)
the Second Minister for his or her Ministry;
(b)
any Minister of State for his or her Ministry.