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(1) The Corporation shall have a Managing Director to be designated the Chief Consultant.

(2) The Chief Consultant shall be a person of recognised technical and professional standing and shall be appointed by the Council on the advice of the Commissioner.

(3) The Chief Consultant shall hold office for a period of five years on such terms and conditions as the Council may specify in his instrument of appointment.

(4) Subject to this Decree the Chief Consultant shall be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Corporation and for the implementation of the decisions of the Board.

(5) The Chief Consultant shall attend all meetings of the Board but shall not be entitled to vote at such meetings.

(6) Where the office of the Chief Consultant becomes vacant the Board shall notify the Commissioner who shall in turn notify the Council of the occurrence of the vacancy.

(7) Where the Chief Consultant is incapacitated from the performance of his functions under this Decree the Board may authorise the Deputy Chief Consultant to perform those functions for the duration of the incapacity.

(8) The Chief Consultant may delegate to any employee of the Corporation or to any other person any of his functions under this Decree and may impose such conditions as he may think fit:

Provided that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to absolve the Chief Consultant from ultimate responsibility for any act done by any person in pursuance of any such delegation.