s 30G Appointment of chief executive officer, director, etc., of designated electricity licensee
30G.—(1) No designated electricity 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.[18/2006] (2) Where a person has been appointed by a designated electricity 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 the person as its chief executive officer, its director or the chairperson of its board of directors, as the case may be.[18/2006] (3) This section has effect despite the provisions of any other written law or of the memorandum or articles of association, or other constitution, of the designated electricity licensee.[18/2006] (4) In this section —“chief executive officer”, in relation to a designated electricity licensee, means any person, by whatever name described, who is —(a) in the direct employment of, or acting for or by arrangement with, the designated electricity licensee; and (b) principally responsible for the management and conduct of any type of business of the designated electricity licensee, and includes any person for the time being performing all or any of the functions or duties of a chief executive officer; “director” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Companies Act 1967.[18/2006]