: a deputy for a delegate often : one to whom a delegated power or responsibility is transferred usually for a particular case or situation. subdelegate. transitive verb.

What is sub-delegation power?

When a statute confers some legislative powers on an executive authority and the further delegates those powers to another subordinate authority of agency, it is called 'sub- delegation. ... Sub-delegation is the further delegation of power by a delegate to another person or agency.

What is the rule of sub-delegation?

The rule against sub-delegation is easily stated: where an enactment delegates. rule-making or decision-making authority to a particular person, that person is. entitled to exercise the power directly, but is generally not entitled to delegate. its exercise to another.