(1)The Commissioner may delegate any or all of the Commissioner’s functions to a member of the Commissioner’s staff.
(2)The functions of the Commissioner are exercisable by the Deputy Commissioner if—
(a)the office of Commissioner is vacant, or
(b)it appears to the First Minister that the Commissioner is for any reason unable to exercise the functions of Commissioner.
(3)If a function of the Commissioner is exercisable by a member of the Commissioner’s staff in accordance with subsection (1) or (2), any property or rights vested in the Commissioner may be dealt with by the member of staff in exercising the function as if vested in the member of staff.