Cap. 566 Art. 17Functions and responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer. Cap. 595.

(1) Without prejudice to the powers vested in the governing bodies of the Institute by this Act, the Chief Executive

Officer shall, subject to the direction of the Board of Governors, be responsible for the daily administration of the Institute and shall be vested with the legal representation of the Institute and any of its branches in Malta and Gozo.

(2) The Chief Executive Officer shall be appointed to hold office for a term not exceeding three years: Provided that the Chief Executive Officer shall be eligible for reappointment for further periods each of not more than three years.

(3) The Chief Executive Officer shall exercise authority over the academic staff, examiners, learners, examination candidates, employees and whosoever is entrusted with rendering any service to the Institute, and he shall enforce discipline and the strict observance of this Act and the provisions of any regulations made thereunder and of the guidelines and procedures of the Institute.

(4) The Chief Executive Officer shall not hold any other office or position or carry on any business activity without prior approval in writing from the Minister.

(5) The Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for ensuring the execution of the policies and decisions of the governing bodies of the Institute.

(6) The Chief Executive Officer shall have the power to summon the Board of Studies and the Executive Management Office.

(7) The Chief Executive Officer shall ensure that the governing bodies are regularly constituted and that their work is planned and coordinated, ensuring that they meet regularly as established by this Act and that the decisions of the governing bodies of the Institute are executed.

(8) The Chief Executive Officer shall provide for the organisation of such elections required by this Act, including that they actually be held in the manner provided and without undue delay.

(9) The Chief Executive Officer shall ensure that the operations of the Institute shall follow a performance agreement of the Institute which is to be agreed to between the Permanent Secretary and the Institute and, for this purpose, article 30 of the Public

Administration Act shall mutatis mutandis apply.

(10) The Chief Executive Officer shall give effect, as soon as practicable, to any written request, not inconsistent with any provision of this Act, which the Minister may make, in relation to regular reports on the performance and finances of the Institute.

(12) The functions of the Chief Executive Officer shall include the overall responsibility for all aspects of the Institute and any of the branches of the Institute in Malta or Gozo.

(13) Without prejudice to the provisions of this Act, the Chief Executive Officer shall undertake any other function as directed by the Board of Governors.