27   Delegation of functions by Minister

(1)  The Minister may delegate to an authorised person any of the following functions, other than this power of delegation:

(a)  any function of the Minister under the marine legislation,

(b)  any function conferred by or under any Act on the Minister in his or her capacity as the Minister administering this Act.

(2)  A delegate may sub-delegate to an authorised person any function delegated by the Minister if the delegate is authorised in writing to do so by the Minister.

(3)  In this section, authorised person means:

(a)  the Authority or a member of the staff (or a person seconded to the staff) of the Authority, or

(b)  a Port Corporation or a member of the staff (or a person seconded to the staff) of a Port Corporation, or

(c)  a harbour master or acting harbour master, or

(d)  a public servant, or

(e)  any person of a class prescribed by the regulations.