Delegation of powers

(1) The Board may from time to time, in respect of any particular matter or class of matters, and in writing, delegate to any Governor or to the Chief Executive Officer or any other member of staff of the Authority, any of its functions under this Act except this power of delegation and the following (a) approving annual budgets or programmes of activities; (b) making Regulations; (c) carrying out activities which require off- budget expenditures. (2) Subject to any general directions given to him by the Board, the person to whom any powers are so delegated may exercise those powers in the same manner and with the same effect as if they had been conferred on him directly by this Act and not by delegation. Memorial Hospital Authority 23 (3) Every person purporting to act pursuant to a delegation under this section shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be presumed to be acting in accordance with the terms of the (4) Every delegation under this section shall be revocable at will, and no such delegation shall prevent the exercise of any power by the Board.