Section 14: Directorates in the National Assembly Service.

(1)
The Directorates of the National Assembly are as set out in the Second Schedule to this Act.
(2)
The Secretaries to the Directorates shall be appointed by the Commission in consultation with the National Assembly Management.
(3)
The Secretaries to the Directorates shall exercise general superintendence over the affairs of their respective Directorates.
(4)
Notwithstanding the provision of subsection (1) of this section, the Commission, on the recommendation of the Managementto the National Assembly shall establish such Directorates, Departments and Divisions as
exigencies may demand for effective and efficient administration of the Service.
(5)
In exercising the power to make appointments pursuant to the provisions of sections 4 and 14 of this Act, consideration shall be given to seniority, cognate experience, competence or federal character.