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> Article 85
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13. Union Objects |
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| Article 85-Supreme Director | ||
| 85.1 | Supreme Diurector | |
| (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Director of the National Disaster Management Office is to be appointed by the Public Service Commission. |
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| (2) The person undertaking the duties of the Director immediately before the commencement of this Act is to be seconded to the office of the Director by the Police Services Commission for a period of 2 years. |
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| (3) The Director has the following duties: |
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| (a) to ensure the National Disaster Management Office performs its functions properly, efficiently and effectively; |
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| (b) to ensure that clear directions are given to all government and non-government agencies responsible for taking action in relation to disasters; |
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| (c) to establish operational committees to assist the Office in relation to the prevention of, preparation for, response to and recovery from disasters; |
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| (d) to develop a Standard Operational Procedure for the National Disaster Emergency Centre; |
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| (e) to appoint in writing persons with appropriate qualifications or expertise to be emergency services officers for the purposes of this Act; |
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| (f) to specify in writing agencies to be responding agencies for the purposes of this Act; |
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| (g) such other functions as are conferred on the Director by this Act. |
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| (4) The Deputy Director of the Office is to be appointed by the Public Service Commission. |
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| (5) During the absence or a vacancy in the office of the Director, the Deputy Director must undertake the duties of the Director. |
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| (6) The Office is to have such staff as are necessary for the Office to perform its functions having regard to the budget of the Office. |
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| (7) Staff of the Office are to be: | ||
| (a) appointed by the Public Service Commission in accordance with the Public Service Act No. 11 of 1998; or |
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| (b) seconded to the Office by ministries, departments or other government agencies; or |
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| (c) provided to the Office by non-government agencies and funded by those agencies. |
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| (8) The Public Service Act No. 11 of 1998 does not apply to staff referred to in paragraph (7)(c). |
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