PART III
ADMINISTRATION

19.  (1)  Subject to the approval of the Minister, the Council shall appoint on such terms and conditions as it may determine, a Director who shall be the chief executive officer of the Council and who, subject to the control of the Council, shall be responsible for the overall management and administration of the Council.

Director and Deputy Director

(2)  Subject to the approval of the Minister, the Council may appoint a Deputy Director who-

(a)        shall assist the Director in the performance of his duties under the Act; and

(b)        shall discharge the functions of the Director whenever the office of the Director is vacant or the Director is absent or is for any other cause unable to discharge the functions of his office.

(3)  The Director or in his absence the Deputy-Director, shall attend meetings of the Council and may attend meetings of any committee established by the Council and may address the meetings, but shall not vote on any matter:

Provided that the person presiding at any such meeting, may for good cause, require the Director or Deputy-Director as the case may be, to withdraw from the meeting.

(4)  The provisions of sections ten and eleven shall apply with necessary modifications to the Director and Deputy-Director.

20.  (1)  The Council shall appoint a Secretary on such terms and conditions as the Council may determine.

Secretary and other staff

(2)  The Secretary shall be responsible for the administration of the day to day affairs of the Council under the general supervision of the Director.

(3)  The Council may appoint, on such terms and conditions as it may determine, such other staff as it considers necessary for the performance of its functions under this Act.

21.  (1)  The Council shall constitute a Standing Technical Advisory Committee whose members shall be experts in fields relevant to the environment, pollution, pesticides and toxic substances, noise, ionising radiation, hazardous wastes, and waste management.

Standing Technical Advisory Committee

(2)  The members of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed, by the Council on such terms and conditions as it may determine.

(3)  The functions of the Advisory Committee shall be to advise the Council and any Minister on-

(a)        the formulation and periodic revision of standards and regulations for pollution control relating to water, air, solid wastes, hazardous wastes, pesticides and toxic substances, noise emission and ionising radiation;

(b)        the methods and equipment to be used for the monitoring and control of pollution in the environment, particularly water, air, solid wastes, hazardous wastes, pesticides and toxic substances, noise and ionising radiation;

(c)        sound natural resources conservation, including the creation of natural resources preserves for the propagation and maintenance of stocks of all indigenous species and their germ plasm;

(d)        proper land use practices;

(e)        methods and procedures of rehabilitation of derelict land; and

(f)         any other matter referred to it by the Council.