(1) There is to be a
Commissioner who, in the name of the Commission, is to perform the functions
of the Commission under this Act and any other written law.
(1A) There is to be a
Deputy Commissioner who, in the name of the Commission, is to perform such
functions of the Commission under this Act and any other written law as the
Commissioner directs.
(2) Without limiting
subsection (1) or (1A), if under this Act or any other written law an act or
thing may or must be done by, to, by reference to or in relation to the
Commission, the act or thing is to be regarded as effectually done if done by,
to, by reference to or in relation to the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner.
[(3)-(4B) deleted]
(5) The Commissioner
and Deputy Commissioner hold office in accordance with this Act.
(6) The offices of
Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner are not offices in the Public Service.
[Section 9, formerly section 7, amended: No. 78 of
2003 s. 8; renumbered as section 9: No. 78 of 2003 s. 35(1); amended: No. 7 of
2021 s. 4; No. 5 of 2024 s. 5.]