Section 17: Directors in the Technical Departments.

(1) The Directors in the Technical Departments shall assist the Director-General in the management of the Agency.
(2) A Director in a Technical Department shall be a professional with adequate practical experience in the subject area which he is in charge of.
(3) A director of a Technical Department shall-
(a) be the head of the professional department of the Agency which he co-ordinates;
(b) supervise work of the technical officers and Assistant Directors in his Department;
(c) Supervise the work of the Research Scientists and Assistant Research Fellows in the Department;
(d) prepare draft expenditure estimates and development plans of his Department; and
(e) perform such other functions as may be determined by the Director-General or the Council.