Cap. 542 ст. 9Direction of the affairs and business of the Council.

(1) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Act, the direction of the affairs and business of the Council shall be the responsibility of the Board.

(2) The Minister may decide that the executive conduct of the Council, its administration and organisation and the administrative control of its officers and employees shall be vested in the Chairperson, who shall also have such other powers and functions as may from time to time be delegated to him by the Board.

(3) The decision of the Minister mentioned in sub-article (2) shall be made in writing in the letter of appointment of the Chairperson or at a later stage if the office of the Executive Director is vacant. Where such an appointment is made, the terms of engagement of the Executive Chairman shall be determined by the Minister.

(4) Where the Chairperson has not been vested with the powers mentioned in sub-article (2), the Board may, with the approval of the Minister, appoint an Executive Director with responsibility for the executive conduct of the Council, its administration and organisation and the administrative control of its officers and employees, or other powers as may be determined by the Board.

(5) The appointment of the Executive Director shall be for a period of three years and may be extended for further periods of three years each.

(6) The Executive Director shall attend all the meetings of the Board but shall not vote at such meetings:

Provided that the Board may, if it deems so fit, require the Executive Director not to attend any of the meetings or any part of a meeting.

(7) The Executive Chairperson or the Executive Director shall, subject to the general direction by the Board, be responsible for the implementation of the objectives of the Council in the exercise of its functions and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing he shall:

(a) assume full responsibility for the administration and organisation and the administrative control of the officers and employees of the Council and for such purpose, assign to each officer or employee such duties as may be required;

(b) develop the necessary strategies for the implementation of the objectives of the Council;

(c) advise the Council on any matter it may refer to him or on any matter which he considers necessary or expedient;

(d) perform such other duties as the Council may assign to him from time to time.

(8) The Board may appoint Directors to manage any Directorate established by the Council in accordance with any function or activity of the Council, as may from time to time be determined by the Board.

(9) Directors appointed under sub-article (8) may be invited to attend the meetings of the Board but shall not vote at such meetings.