Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1999

Amendment of section 25 of Act of 1980.

15.—Section 25 of the Act of 1980 is hereby amended—

(a) by the insertion of the following after subsection (1):

“(1A) (a) The chief officer of the Central Board shall be known as the Chief Executive Officer of the Board and, subject to any directions or guidelines of the Board, shall carry on, manage and control generally the administration and business of the Board and perform such other functions as the Board may require.”.

(b) The chief officer of a regional board shall be known as the Chief Executive Officer of the board and, subject to any directions or guidelines of the board, shall carry on, manage and control generally the administration and business of the board and perform such other functions as the board may require.”,

(b) in subsection (2)(a), by the deletion of “(whether that officer is described as the Chief Officer or otherwise)”, and

(c) by the substitution for “chief officer” (wherever occurring) of “Chief Executive Officer”.