Power of Governor-General or Minister to delegate authority

(1) When by any law the Governor-General or a Minister is empowered to exercise any powers or perform any duties, he may, unless by law expressly prohibited from so doing, depute any person by name or the person for the time being holding the office designated by him to exercise such powers or perform such duties on his behalf subject to such conditions, exceptions and qualifications as the Governor-General or the Minister may prescribe and thereupon or from the date specified by the Governor-General or the Minister the person so deputed shall have and exercise such powers and perform such duties. (2) Nothing in this section shall authorise the Governor- General or the Minister to depute any persons to hear any appeal or to make regulations, rules or orders under the power in that behalf conferred upon the Governor-General or the Minister by any Act.