Gas Act 2001 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7B · Control of Gas Licensees and Entities with Interest in Gas Pipeline Network
63H. Appointment of chief executive officer, director, etc., of designated gas licensee
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No designated gas licensee may appoint a person as its chief executive officer, its director or the chairperson of its board of directors unless it has obtained the prior written approval of the Authority.
designated gas licensee
“designated gas licensee” means any of the following:(a)a gas transporter;(b)a gas transport agent;(c)an LNG terminal operator;(d)any other gas licensee declared by the Minister to be a designated gas licensee for the purposes of this Part;
Where a person has been appointed by a designated gas licensee as its chief executive officer, its director or the chairperson of its board of directors in contravention of subsection (1), the Authority may issue a direction to the licensee to remove that person as its chief executive officer, its director or the chairperson of its board of directors, as the case may be.
chief executive officer
“chief executive officer”, in relation to a designated gas licensee, means any person, by whatever name described, who —(a)is in the direct employment of, or acting for or by arrangement with, the designated gas licensee; and(b)is principally responsible for the management and conduct of any type of business of the designated gas licensee,and includes any person for the time being performing all or any of the functions or duties of a chief executive officer;
This section has effect despite the Companies Act 1967 or anything contained in the memorandum or articles of association, or other constitution, of the designated gas licensee.