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Chief Deciding Officer
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8. (1) The Minister shall, subject to this section, appoint, from among his or her officers, a person to be the Chief Deciding Officer to perform the functions conferred on the Chief Deciding Officer by or under this Act.
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(2) The Chief Deciding Officer shall hold office on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Minister, with the approval of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, at the time of the appointment.
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(3) The Minister may at any time remove the Chief Deciding Officer from office if, in the Minister’s opinion, the Chief Deciding Officer—
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(a) has become incapable through ill-health of performing his or her functions, or
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(b) has committed stated misbehaviour.
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(4) A person shall not be eligible for appointment as Chief Deciding Officer and shall cease to hold office as Chief Deciding Officer if he or she—
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(a) is sentenced by a court of competent jurisdiction to a term of imprisonment,
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(b) is convicted on indictment of an offence,
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(c) is convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty,
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(d) has a declaration made against him or her under section 819 of the Act of 2014 or is deemed to be subject to such a declaration by virtue of Chapter 5 of Part 14 of that Act, or
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(e) is subject to, or is deemed to be subject to, a disqualification order within the meaning of Chapter 4 of Part 14 of the Act of 2014 whether by virtue of that Chapter or of any other provision of that Act.
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(5) The Minister may appoint such and so many of his or her officers as he or she may determine to be members of staff of the Office of the Chief Deciding Officer to assist the Chief Deciding Officer in the performance of his or her functions.
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