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PART 4
Miscellaneous
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Appointment of Chief Bureau Officer and delegation of functions of Chief Bureau Officer.
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22.— (1) The Chief Bureau Officer shall be appointed by the Garda Commissioner.
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(2) The Chief Bureau Officer shall periodically report directly to the Garda Commissioner in relation to the performance and management of the functions of the Bureau.
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(3) The Chief Bureau Officer may delegate in writing any of his or her functions under this Act (other than this section) to a member of the staff of the Bureau specified by rank or name.
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(4) A delegation under subsection (3) may—
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(a) relate to the performance of a function either generally or in a particular case or class of case or in respect of a particular matter,
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(b) be made subject to conditions or restrictions, and
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(c) be revoked or varied by the Chief Bureau Officer at any time.
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(5) The delegation of a function under subsection (3) shall not preclude the Chief Bureau Officer from performing the function.
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(6) Where the functions of the Chief Bureau Officer under a provision of this Act are delegated to a member of the staff of the Bureau, any references in that provision to the Chief Bureau Officer shall be construed as references to that member of staff.
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(7) An act or thing done by a member of the staff of the Bureau pursuant to a delegation under this section has the same force and effect as if done by the Chief Bureau Officer.
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