86. Section 24 of the Act of 2007 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1) —

(i) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “business of the Council,” for “business of the Council, and”, and

(ii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (a):

“(aa) investigate complaints, and”,

and

(b) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (4):

“(5) If the chief executive officer is absent or the position of chief executive officer is vacant, the functions of the chief executive officer may be performed, by an employee of the Council designated by the Council, for a period of not more than 6 months in any year as specified by the Council or such further period as specified by the Council with the consent of the Minister.

(6) The chief executive officer may delegate in writing any of his or her functions to a specified member of staff of the Council, and that member of staff shall be accountable to the chief executive officer for the performance of the functions so delegated.

(7) The chief executive officer may revoke in writing a delegation made in accordance with this section.”.