8.— (1) Subject to subsection (3), the Commission may delegate the performance of any of its functions to a Commissioner, or to a member of the staff of the Commission, on such terms and conditions as it may determine, and the Commissioner or member of the staff of the Commission shall be accountable to the Commission for the performance of that function.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), a function may be delegated under that subsection so as to be capable of being performed by any Online Safety Commissioner for the time being.

(3) The Commission may not delegate the performance of its functions under—

(a) section 17, 24, 29, or 31,

(b) subsection (3), (4) or (5) of section 48,

(c) section 50 or 51,

(d) Part 6 or 8,

(e) subsection (6) or (8) of section 139ZE,

(f) Part 8B, or

(g) Part 3A of the Competition Act 2002.

(4) A function delegated by the Commission under subsection (1) continues to be vested in the Commission and is capable of being performed concurrently by either the Commission or the delegate.]