Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996
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National Energy Act, 2008 (Act No. 34 of 2008)Chapter 4 : South African National Energy Development Institute11. Chief Executive Officer of South African National Energy Development Institute |
| 1) | The Board appoints the Chief Executive Officer of the South African National Energy Development Institute. |
| 2) | The Chief Executive Officer— |
| a) | is responsible for and exercises control over the performance of the functions of the South African National Energy Development Institute; and |
| b) | must report on the affairs of the South African National Energy Development Institute to the Board as may be required of him or her by the Board. |
| 3) | If the Chief Executive Officer is absent or unable to carry out his or her duties or in the event of a vacancy, the Board may appoint an employee of the South African National Energy Development Institute to act as Chief Executive Officer, and that employee shall, while so acting, have all the powers and perform all the duties of the Chief Executive Officer. |
| 4) | The Chief Executive Officer is appointed for a period of not more than five years, but may be reappointed on the conditions, including conditions relating to the payment of remuneration and allowances, which the Board may determine in accordance with a system approved, from time to time, by the Minister, with the concurrence of the Ministers of Finance and Science and Technology. |
| 5) | The Chief Executive Officer must enter into an annual performance contract with the Board and the Board must assess his or her performance annually. |
| 6) | Any dispute between the Board and the Chief Executive Officer which cannot be amicably resolved must be referred to arbitration in terms of the Arbitration Act, 1965 (Act No. 42 of 1965). |
