84. The Fourth Schedule to the Act of 1997 is amended—

(a) by the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph 2:

“2A. The chief officer may make proposals to the governing authority on any matter relating to its functions.

2B. The chief officer shall provide the governing authority with such information (including financial information) in relation to the performance of his or her functions as the governing authority may request.

2C. The governing authority may designate an employee of the university to perform the functions of the chief officer in the absence of the chief officer or where the office of chief officer is vacant and, a member so designated, shall in such absence or upon such office being vacant, perform those functions.”,

(b) by the deletion of paragraph 5, and

(c) in paragraph 7, by the substitution of “such period as the governing authority determines but the period shall not exceed 10 years from the date of the appointment of the chief officer” for “a period of 10 years”.