Appointment etc. of Head
67 Appointment etc. of Head
The Agency Minister of an Executive Agency may appoint a person to be the Head of the Agency for a period of up to 5 years specified in the instrument of appointment.
Before making the appointment, the Agency Minister must have received a report about the vacancy from a relevant Secretary.
The Agency Minister may, by notice in writing, terminate the appointment at any time.
Before terminating the appointment, the Agency Minister must have received a report about the proposed termination from a relevant Secretary.
In this section:
relevant Secretary means the Secretary of any Department that is administered by the same Minister who is the Agency Minister of the Executive Agency.
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