Chapter 1
Director of Security Legislation
2. (1) The Minister of Justice shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (2), appoint an officer, to be known as the Director of Security Legislation, who shall, subject to the control and directions of the Minister, perform the functions assigned to the Director by this Act as well as such other functions as the Minister may assign to him from time to time.
(2) The Minister of Justice shall, subject to the laws governing the public service and with the concurrence of the Minister, appoint to the office of Director of Security Legislation a person holding a degree or diploma in law.
(3) The Minister of Justice may appoint, subject to the laws governing the public service and with the concurrence of the Minister, one or more Deputy Directors of Security Legislation or one or more Assistant Directors of Security Legislation or one or more such Deputy Directors and one or more such Assistant Directors, who shall respectively have the power to perform, subject to the control and directions of the Director, any of the functions of the Director.
(4) Whenever it becomes necessary to appoint an acting Director, the Minister may appoint a Deputy Director referred to in subsection (3) or, in the absence of such a Deputy Director, an Assistant Director referred to in that subsection to act as Director for the period for which such appointment is necessary.
3. The secretarial work incidental to the performance of the functions of the Director shall be performed by such persons in the service of the State as the Minister of Justice may with the concurrence of the Minister designate for that purpose.