Civil Defence Act, 2002

SCHEDULE 4

The Director General

Section 14.

1. The director general shall perform his or her functions subject to any policies that the Board may determine from time to time and shall be accountable to the Board for the efficient and effective management of the Board and for the due performance of his or her functions.

2. The director general may, with the consent of the Board, delegate any of his or her functions to a member of the staff of the Board, except a function that has been delegated to the director general subject to the condition that it shall not be sub-delegated and—

(a) that member of the staff shall be accountable to the director general for the performance of the functions, and

(b) where a function is delegated to a member of the staff of the Board under this paragraph, notwithstanding the delegation, the director general at all times remains accountable to the Board for the performance of the functions so delegated.

3. The director general shall provide to the Board any information (including financial information) in relation to the performance of his or her functions that the Board may from time to time require.

4. The functions of the director general may be performed during his or her absence, or when the position of director general is vacant, by a member of the staff of the Board who may from time to time be designated for that purpose by the Board.