| (1) | The Council must appoint a suitably qualified and experienced person as the director of the Authority, as well as three deputy directors, on such conditions and terms as may be determined by the Council. |
| (2) | The director and deputy directors of the Authority must, subject to the Council's direction and control— |
| (a) | establish administrative structures and divisions necessary for the performance of the functions of the Authority, which must include an office of the director, a finance and administration division, a law enforcement division and a training and communication division; |
| (b) | manage the day to day operations of the Authority and the execution of its financial and administrative, law enforcement, training, communication and other functions; |
| (c) | ensure that the functions of the Authority are performed in terms of this Act and the Levies Act; |
| (d) | manage, control and oversee the staff of the Authority as well as the performance of their functions; |
| (e) | report to the Council on the performance and functioning of the Authority; |
| (f) | prepare the business plan of the Authority; and |
| (g) | perform any other function assigned to them by the Council. |
| (3) | The director and deputy directors of the Authority may in writing, with the approval of the Council, delegate any of their powers, and assign any of their duties, to a staff member of the Authority. |
| (a) | The director of the Authority may appoint, subject to this Act and to the general or special directions of the Council, the staff of the Authority that may be necessary to perform the work arising from or connected with the Authority's functions in terms of this Act and the Levies Act. |
| (b) | The director must in the appointment of staff provide for the advancement of persons historically disadvantaged by unfair discrimination, with the aim that its staff, when viewed collectively, must represent a broad cross-section of the population of the Republic and must generally apply equal employment opportunity practices. |
| (c) | Staff members of the Authority may not have any financial interest in the private security industry and must successfully undergo such security clearance check conducted by the State Security Agency, as may be determined by the Council if this is relevant in respect of their work. |
[Regulation 14(4)(c) amended by section 53 of the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Act, 2013 (Act No. 11 of 2013)]
| (5) | Staff appointed in terms of this section may either be appointed as employees or in terms of a contract for a fixed period. |
| (6) | The terms and conditions of service of the Authority's staff and their remuneration, allowances, subsidies and other service benefits must be determined by the Council from time to time. |
