s 16 Removal of chief executive
16.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), the chief executive of a Group 1, Group 2A or Group 3 public body must not be removed from that office except —(a) 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 (b) with the prior concurrence of the Public Service Commission, in the case of a Group 1 public body. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply where —(a) a direction is given by a responsible Minister under section 15(3); or (b) the Public Service Commission concurs under section 17 with a dismissal of a chief executive of a Group 1 public body. (3) To avoid doubt, this section does not prevent a resignation of an individual as a chief executive of a public body, or the acceptance by a public body of such a resignation.