(a) A provision of a rule referring to the commission or the chairman, or a provision of a rule referring to the Agency Chief as the presiding officer, is construed to apply to the commission or chairman, if the matter is within the jurisdiction of the commission, or to the Agency Chief, if the matter is within the jurisdiction of the Agency Chief.
(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, any duty imposed on the commission, the chairman, or the Agency Chief may be delegated to a duly authorized representative. In such case, the provisions of any rule referring to the commission, the chairman, or the Agency Chief shall be construed to also apply to the duly authorized representative of the commission, the chairman, or the Agency Chief.

Source Note: The provisions of this §401.7 adopted to be effective March 8, 2001, 26 TexReg 2040; amended to be effective January 11, 2023, 48 TexReg 51