(1) There is to be a
Technical Regulator .
(2) The
Technical Regulator is to be appointed by the Minister and is an agency of the
Crown.
(3) The office of
Technical Regulator may be held in conjunction with a position in the Public
Service.
(4) The Minister may
assign an employee in the Public Service to act as the
Technical Regulator—
(a)
during a vacancy in the office of Technical Regulator; or
(b) when
the Technical Regulator is absent from, or unable to discharge, official
duties.