BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT [CHAPTER 12:06] (as at 11th January 2008) Reports of Authority 8.(1) In addition to any report which the Authority is required to submit to the Minister in terms of this Act or the Audit and Exchequer Act [Chapter 22:03], 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) The Minister shall, within six months of the end of the Authority’s financial year, lay before Parliament a report submitted to him by the Authority in terms of subparagraph (1), together with the statement of accounts and auditor’s report for the preceding financial year of the Authority referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5. Chief Executive and other employees of Authority 9.(1) For the better exercise of the functions of the Authority the Board may, in consultation with the Minister, appoint a person to be the Chief Executive 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 if he would be required in terms of paragraph (b) or (c) of paragraph 3 of the Third Schedule to vacate his office had that paragraph and paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subparagraph (1) of paragraph 2 of the Third Schedule, and subparagraph (2) of that paragraph, applied to him. (3) The Board shall not terminate the services of the Chief Executive on a ground other than one referred to in subparagraph (2) without the approval of the Minister. (4) The Board shall employ such persons in addition to the Chief Executive as it considers expedient for the better exercise of the functions of the Authority. (5) Subject to the general control of the Board, the Chief Executive shall be responsible for⎯ (a) managing the operations and property of the Authority; and (b) supervising and controlling the activities of the employees of the Authority in the course of their employment. (6) The Board may assign to the Chief Executive such of the functions of the Board as the Board thinks fit: Provided that the Board shall not assign to the Chief Executive any duty that has been assigned to the chairman of the Board. (7) Any assignment of functions in terms of subparagraph (6) may be made either generally or specially and subject to such reservations, restrictions and exceptions as the Board may determine, and may be revoked by the Board at any time. (8) The Chief Executive shall have the right to attend meetings of the Board and, except in the case of any discussion relating to the terms and conditions of his appointment, to take part in the proceedings of the Board as if he were a member, but shall not have a vote on any question before the Board. FIFTH SCHEDULE (Section 11 (1) (b)) STANDARD CONDITIONS OF LICENCES PART I INTERPRETATION Definitions 1. In this Schedule⎯ “election” means an election to Parliament or a local authority or the office of the President, and includes a referendum; “election advertisement” in relation to an election, means⎯ (a) an advertisement⎯ - 52 -