Section 16: Appointment of Zonal Managing Directors

(1) There shall be for each Zone an officer of the Authority to be known as the Zonal Managing Director who shall be appointed by the Authority.
(2) In each Zone, the Zonal Managing Director shall-
(a) subject to any direction given to him by the Director-General, be responsible for the execution of the policy of the Authority; and
(b) shall be the chief executive of the Zonal Board in matters within the competence of the Zonal Board and be responsible for giving effect to the decisions of the Zonal Board.