Section 16: Executive Director

(1) The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Minister on the recommendation of the Board. (2) A person to be appointed Executive Director shall be a person with considerable practical, professional and administrative experience in information and communication technology. (3) The Executive Director shall hold office for five years and is eligible for re-appointment for one more term. (4) The terms and conditions of service of the Executive Director shall be determined by the Board and approved by the Minister and shall be specified in the instrument of appointment. (5) Subject to the general supervision and direction of the Board, the Executive Director shall be the accounting officer of the Authority and shall be responsible for- (a) the management and operations of the Authority; (b) the management of the funds, property and business of the Authority; (c) the administration, organisation and control of the officers and staff of the Authority; and (d) the promotion, training and disciplining of the officers and staff of the Authority in accordance with their terms and conditions of appointment. (6) The Executive Director shall be a full time employee of the Authority. (7) The Executive Director shall on appointment, take and subscribe before the Board, the oath of office and secrecy, specified in Schedule 3. (8) The Minister may, after consultation with the Board, terminate the appointment of the Executive Director for- (a) abuse of office; (b) corruption; (c) incompetence; (d) physical or mental incapacity that renders the Executive Director incapable of performing the duties of that office; (e) failure to attend three consecutive Board meetings without reasonable grounds; (f) conviction of an offence involving moral turpitude; (g) being adjudged bankrupt by a court of law; (h) any other reasonable ground.