Section 182.3 — Delegation of powers

182.3 (1) Any power conferred on the Minister under section 179 or 182.2 may be delegated by the Minister to the Chair or to a public servant employed under Part III of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006 and, when purporting to exercise a delegated power, the delegate shall be presumed conclusively to act in accordance with the delegation.

(2) A delegation under subsection (1) shall be in writing and may be subject to such limitations, conditions and requirements as are set out in it.

(3) In a delegation under subsection (1), the Minister may authorize a person to whom a power is delegated to delegate to others the exercise of the delegated power, subject to such limitations, conditions and requirements as the person may impose.

(4) Despite section 6 of the Executive Council Act, a deed or contract signed by a person empowered to do so under a delegation or subdelegation made under this section has the same effect as if signed by the Minister.