Section 9: Appointment of the Commandant.

(1) There shall be appointed for the College an officer to be known as the Commandant whose appointment and removal from office shall be in accordance with military posting, and who shall be responsible to the Board for-
(a) giving to the Board such information as to the activities of the College as the chairman of the Board may require;
(b) authorising programmes and plans for giving effect to policies approved by the Board or to any direction of the Board, subject to all or any of the powers in this section as may be delegated to him by the Board.
(2) The fact that any power has been delegated to the Commandant pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall not preclude the Board from exercising the same power in any special case.
(3) The powers referred to in subsection (2) of this section shall include-
(a) the executive control over the military and civilian staff of the College;
(b) the supervision of accounts and records of the College;
(c) the preparation for approval of programmes and plans necessary to carry into effect approved policies or any directives of the Board;
(d) the interpretation of such policies to other staff of the College;
(e) the making of any staff recommendations to the Board; and
(f) the establishment of organisational structures, committees and definition of duties thereof:
Provided that nothing in this Act shall be deemed to preclude the Armed Forces from exercising any power of command over the Commandant of the College.
(4) The Commandant shall be-
(a) a three star-general;
(b) appointed by the President after consultation with the Minister of Defence and the Chief of Defence Staff;
(c) the chief executive and accounting officer of the College; and
(d) responsible to the Board for the day-to-day management of the affairs of the College.
(5) The Commandant shall hold office for a term of three years from the date indicated in the publication of his appointment.
(6) The post of the Commandant shall be rotated among the three services of the Armed Forces.