PART IIDISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
Formal investigations5
1
The Commission may decide to conduct a formal investigation for any purpose connected with the performance of its duties under Article 4(1).
2
The Commission shall conduct a formal investigation if directed to do so by the Office for any such purpose.
3
The Commission may at any time decide to stop or to suspend the conduct of a formal investigation; but any such decision requires the approval of the Office if the investigation is being conducted in pursuance of a direction under paragraph (2).
4
The Commission may, with the approval of the Office, appoint, on a full-time or part-time basis, one or more individuals as additional Commissioners for the purposes of a formal investigation.
5
The Commission may, as respects any formal investigation which it has decided or been directed to conduct—
a
nominate one or more Commissioners, with or without one or more additional Commissioners appointed for the purposes of the investigation, to conduct the investigation on its behalf; and
b
authorise those persons to exercise such of its functions in relation to the investigation (which may include drawing up or revising terms of reference) as it may determine.
6
Schedule 1 (so far as relating to the conduct of formal investigations) has effect.