6B. (1) Subject to subsection (7), the Board shall, with the consent of the Minister, appoint the chief executive officer of Uisce Éireann (in this Act referred to as the “chief executive officer”).

(2) The chief executive officer shall—

(a) carry on, manage and control generally, the administration of Uisce Éireann,

(b) advise the directors of Uisce Éireann in relation to the performance by Uisce Éireann of its functions.

(3) Subject to section 6A(2), the chief executive officer shall be an ex officio director of Uisce Éireann but he or she shall not be the chairperson.

(4) The chief executive officer shall hold office under a written contract of service for such term, and subject to such terms and conditions (including terms and conditions relating to remuneration, allowances and superannuation) as are specified in the contract, as may be determined by the Board with the approval of the Minister given with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

(5) The chief executive officer may, with the consent of the Minister, be removed from office by the Board for stated reasons.

(6) The chief executive officer shall not hold any other office or occupy any other position in respect of which emoluments are payable, or carry on any business without the consent of the Board.

(7) The person who stands appointed as chief executive officer of Uisce Éireann immediately before the appointed day shall continue to—

(a) hold that office upon and subject to the same terms and conditions, and

(b) be an ex officio director of Uisce Éireann,

for the remainder of his or her term of office.]