(1) A port authority is to have a chief executive officer.

(2) The powers ¾

(a) to appoint and remove the chief executive officer; and

(b) subject to the Salaries and Allowances Act 1975, to fix and alter the terms and conditions of service of the chief executive officer,

are vested in the board.

(3) The board must get the Minister's approval before it exercises any of the powers conferred by subsection (2).

(4) The chief executive officer of a port authority may resign from office by giving notice in writing to the board.

(5) If the chief executive officer's terms and conditions of service deal with the matter of resignation, the right to resign under subsection (4) can only be exercised in accordance with those terms and conditions.

(6) The board may appoint a person to act in the office of chief executive officer during any period when the chief executive officer is, or is expected to be, absent from the State or on leave or unable for any other reason to carry out the duties of the office.