S.L. 327.437 Art. 16Functions and responsibilities of the Director. Cap. 595.

(1) Without prejudice to the powers vested in the governing bodies of the Academy by the Act and by the provisions of this Order, the Director shall, subject to the direction of the Board, be responsible for the daily administration of the Academy, shall be the Chairman of the Board of Studies and shall ex officio be vested with the legal representation of the Academy and any of its branches in Malta and Gozo.

(2) The Director shall be appointed to hold office for a term not exceeding three years:

Provided that the Director shall be eligible for re-appointment for further periods each of not more than three years.

(3) The Director shall exercise authority over the academic staff, examiners, learners, examination candidates, employees and whosoever is entrusted with rendering any service to the Academy, and he shall enforce discipline and the strict observance of the Act and the provisions of this Order and of the guidelines and procedures of the Academy.

(4) The Director shall not hold any other office or position or carry on any business activity in the visual and performing arts sector without the consent in writing of the Board of Governors.

(5) The Director shall be responsible for ensuring the execution of the policies and decisions of the governing bodies of the Academy.

(6) The Director shall have the power to summon the Board of Studies.

(7) The Director shall confer awards and distinctions of the Academy.

(8) The Director shall ensure that, insofar as it depends on him, the governing bodies are regularly constituted and that their work is planned and coordinated, ensuring that they meet regularly as established by this Order and that the decisions of the governing bodies of the Academy are executed.

(9) The Director shall provide for the organisation of such elections required by this Order, including that they actually be held in the manner provided and without undue delay.

(10) The Director shall ensure that the operations of the Academy shall follow a performance agreement of the Academy which is to be agreed to between the Permanent Secretary and the Academy and for this purpose article 30 of the Public

Administration Act shall apply. mutatis mutandis

(11) The Director shall give effect, as soon as practicable, to any written request, not inconsistent with any provision of this Order, which the Minister may make in relation to the policy to be followed by him in the discharge of his functions, and in relation to any matter which appears to the Minister to affect the Academy and any of its branches.

(12) The Director shall provide the Board with regular reports on the performance and finances of the Academy.

(13) The functions of the Director shall include the overall responsibility for all aspects of the Academy and any of the branches of the Academy in Malta or Gozo.

(14) Without prejudice to the provisions of this Order, the Director shall undertake any other function as directed by the Board of Governors.