Section 12: Director General of the Agency.

(1) There shall be for the Agency a Director-General who shall be appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Minister and on such terms and conditions as may be specified in his letter of appointment.
(2) The Director-General shall-
(a) be the chief executive and accounting officer of the Agency and shall be responsible for the execution of the policies and the day-to-day administration of the Agency ;
(b) hold office for a term of five years in the first instance and may be reappointed for a further term of five years and no more ;
(c) be a practicing geologist of not less than twenty-five years post-qualification experience and shall have been actively engaged in the geological and mineral exploration industry in a managerial capacity for a continuous period of not less than ten years.
(3) Whenever the Director-General is unable to carry out his duties or perform his functions for any reason, or there is a vacancy in the office of the Director-General, the Board may designate an employee of the Agency to act as Director- General during such inability until a new Director-General has been appointed in accordance with subsections (1) and (2) of this section, and the employee shall, while so acting, have all the powers and perform all the functions of the Director-General.