Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Personnel Matters
15. Appointment of chief executive
Feedback & supportSubject to subsection (2), the chief executive of a Group 1, Group 2A or Group 3 public body must be appointed by the public body, and no other.
chief executive
“chief executive”, in relation to a public body, means the individual (however designated) who is appointed as the chief executive officer of the public body, and includes any individual acting in that capacity temporarily;
An individual must not be appointed as the chief executive of a Group 1, Group 2A or Group 3 public body except —
Group 3 public body
“Group 3 public body” means a public body specified in the Third Schedule, being a public body the main function of which is to represent particular community interests or the volunteer movement;
with the prior approval of the responsible Minister for the public body, in the case of a Group 1, Group 2A or Group 3 public body; and
with the prior concurrence of the Public Service Commission, in the case of a Group 1 public body.
Where an individual has been appointed as the chief executive of a public body in contravention of subsection (2), the responsible Minister for the public body may issue a direction to the public body to remove the individual as its chief executive; and the public body must comply with that direction.
public body
“public body” means a body corporate established by a public Act for the purposes of a public function but excludes a Town Council established under section 4 of the Town Councils Act 1988;