Road Accident Fund Act, 1996 (Act No. 56 of 1996)12. Chief Executive Officer and staff |
(1)
| (a) | The Minister shall upon the recommendation of the Board appoint the Chief Executive Officer of the Fund on such terms and conditions of employment as he or she may determine: Provided that the Chief Executive Officer of the Multilateral Motor Vehicle Accidents Fund holding that office immediately prior to the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to have been appointed as such in respect of the Fund in terms of this subsection as the Board may determine. |
| (b) | The Chief Executive Officer shall be a person who is suitably qualified and experienced to manage the day to day affairs of the Fund. |
| (2) | Subject to the directions of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall conduct the current business of the Fund, and he or she may— |
| (a) | exercise the powers and shall perform the functions of the Fund mentioned in section 4(1)(b), (c) and (d), (2) and (3); |
| (b) | appoint, determine the conditions of employment of and dismiss the staff of the Fund, excluding members of staff on management level; |
| (c) | draft internal rules and directions in respect of the management of the Fund and make recommendations in respect thereof to the Board; |
| (d) | enter into an agreement with any person for the rendering of a particular service related to the management of the Fund or its functions; |
| (e) | issue guidelines to agents regarding the manner in which claims should be administered by them on behalf of the Fund; and |
| (f) | exercise such powers and shall perform such duties as may be delegated and assigned to him or her by the Board under section 11(1)(h). |