24.—(1) There shall be a chief executive of the Council who shall be appointed by the Council (and such officer shall be known, and is in this Act referred to, as “the Chief Executive Officer”).

(2) The Chief Executive Officer shall be appointed in a wholetime capacity and for a term of 7 years.

(3) The Chief Executive Officer shall be appointed in accordance with procedures determined by the Council with the consent of the Minister.

(4) The Chief Executive Officer shall manage and control generally the staff, administration and business of the Council, and shall perform such other functions as may be conferred on him or her by the Council.

(5) Schedule 2 to this Act shall apply to the Chief Executive Officer.