Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Agricultural Research Act, 1990 (Act No. 86 of 1990)18. President of ARC |
| (1) | The Council shall appoint a chief executive officer for the ARC, who shall occupy the post of president of the ARC: Provided that the first president shall be appointed by the Minister. |
| (2) | The president shall be the chairman of the Executive Management Committee, shall, together with the other members thereof, be responsible for the management of the affairs of the ARC, and shall report on such affairs as may be required of him by the Council. |
| (3) | Whenever for any reason the president is absent or unable to carry out his duties, or whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the president, the Council may, subject to such conditions and the payment of such remuneration and allowances as it may determine as contemplated in subsection (4), appoint an employee of the ARC to act as president during such absence or inability, or until a president has been appointed in terms of subsection (1), and that employee shall, while so acting, have all the powers and perform all the duties of the president. |
| (4) | The president shall be appointed for a period not exceeding five years on such conditions, including conditions relating to the payment of remuneration and allowances, as the Council may determine subject to the provisions of section 19(1)(b), but may, at the expiration of his period of office, with his consent, be reappointed. |
