No. 7/2016 SPECIAL EcoNOMIC ZoNES Cap.14:34 all necessary approvals, licences and permits may be granted or issued in respect of approved investments; (k) (1) 19 to monitor and evaluate the implementation of approved investments in special economic zones and to submit reports to the Board conceming such investments; to advise the Minister on all matters relating to investment in special economic zones. Powers of Authority Subject to this Act, for the better exercise of its functions the Authority shall have power to do or cause to be done, either by itself or through its agents, all or any of the things specified in the Schedule, either absolutely or conditionally and either solely or jointly with others. 20 Establishment of special economic zones (1) TI1e Authority may, by notice in the Gazette, declare any area or premises to be a special economic zone, the area of which shall be defined in the notice. (2) The Authority may at any time amend, add to or abolish any special economic zone. 21 Reports of Authority (1) In addition to any report which the Authority is required to submit in tem1s of this Act, the Authority(a) shall submit to the Minister such other reports as the Minister may require; and (b) may submit to the Minister such other reports as the Authority considers advisable; in regard to the operations and property of the Authority. (2) 111e Minister shall table before Parliament every ;mnual report submitted to him or her by the Authority. 22 Chief executive officer and staff of the Authority (1) Subject to this Act, the Board shall appoint a person approved by the Minister to be the chief executive officer of the Authority, on such terms and conditions as the Board, with the approval of the Minister, may fix. (2) The Board shall terminate the appointment of the chief executive officer if he or she would be required in terms of section 8(b), (c) or (d) to vacate his or her office had the provisions of that section and of section 7(a), (b) and (c) applied to him or her. (3) Subject to the general control of the Board, the chief executive officer shall be responsible for(a) managing the operations and property of the Authority; (b) supervising and controlling the activities of the employees of the Authority in the course of their employment. (4) The Board may assign to the chief executive officer such of the functions of the Board as the Board thinks fit: 196