Section 47 of the Principal Act is amended -

(a) in subsection (1) -

(i) by the substitution of "one or both of" for "one or more of", and

(ii) in paragraph (a) -

(I) by the substitution of "the scope of, or in breach of," for "the scope of",

and

(II) by the substitution of "order, or in breach of this Act" for "order",

(b) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (1):

"(1A) Following the receipt of a complaint under subsection (1) the Director shall carry out such review or investigation of the matter the subject of the complaint as he or she considers appropriate and shall, subject to subsection (1B), form a view as to whether or not the complaint is well founded not later than 3 months after the date of his or her receipt of the complaint (in this section referred to as the 'initial investigation period').

(1B) The Director may, before the date of expiry of the initial investigation period, extend the duration of his or her investigation by a period of up to 6 months from that date by sending written notice to the complainant, the person who is the subject of the complaint and the relevant person concerned giving reasons for the extension.",