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(1) There shall be a Director-General of the Corporation who shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall be responsible to the Board for the day-to-day administration of the Corporation.

(2) There shall also be two Deputy Directors-General of the Corporation who shall, subject to the provisions of this Decree-

(a) be charged with the performance of any of the functions of the Director-General when the Director-General is absent from Ghana or is otherwise incapacitated from performing that function, and

(b) otherwise assist the Director-General in the discharge of the said functions and perform such functions as the Director-General may delegate to any of them, and accordingly unless the context otherwise requires any reference in this Decree to Director-General shall include reference to a Deputy Director-General.

(3) The Director-General and the two Deputy Directors-General shall be appointed by the National Redemption Council and shall hold and vacate office upon such terms and conditions as the National Redemption Council may determine.

(4) A person to be appointed Director-General or Deputy Director-General shall be a person who has had experience of and has demonstrated competence in one or more of the following fields of endeavour, that is to say, public utility operation and practice, industry, broadcasting, trade, finance, science and administration.

(5) The Director-General shall exercise supervision and control over the acts of all employees of the Corporation and shall be responsible for disposing of all questions relating to the pay, privileges and allowances of the Corporation's employees as laid down by the Board.

(6) The Director-General is responsible for the implementation of the Corporation's policies, bye-laws, other instruments and objectives in the day-to-day operations of the affairs of the Corporation. [As substituted by the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (Amendment) Decree, 1975, (NRCD 334) s. 1a].