19—Chief executive officer
(1) The Governor must
appoint a person nominated by the board to be the chief executive officer of
the Corporation.
(2) The board may
nominate one of their number or any other suitable person.
(3) The
chief executive officer will be appointed for a term, not exceeding five
years, specified in the instrument of appointment and will, at the expiration
of the term of appointment, be eligible for reappointment.
(4) The Governor may
remove the chief executive officer from office—
(a) for
misconduct; or
(b) for
failure or incapacity to carry out the duties of his or her office
satisfactorily; or
(c)
without limiting paragraph (b)—for non-compliance by the
chief executive officer with a duty imposed by this Act.
(5) The office of the
chief executive officer becomes vacant if he or she—
(a)
dies; or
(b)
completes a term of office and is not reappointed; or
(c)
resigns by written notice to the Minister; or
(d)
becomes bankrupt or applies to take the benefit of a law for the relief of
insolvent debtors; or
(e) is
convicted of an indictable offence or sentenced to imprisonment for an
offence; or
(f) in
the case of a chief executive officer who is also a director—ceases to
be a director; or
(g) is
removed from office under subsection (4).
(6) The
chief executive officer is entitled to be paid such remuneration, allowances
and expenses as the board determines.
(7) The
chief executive officer is an employee of the Corporation and is responsible
to the board for the day to day management of the Corporation.