Section 7: Director-General and staff of the Bureau.

(1) There shall be for the Bureau, a Director-General who shall be appointed by the President, on the recommendation of the Council after competitive selections.
(2) The Director-General shall be :
(a) the Chief Executive and accounting officer of the Bureau;
(b) responsible for the execution of the policy and day to day administration of the affairs of the Bureau; and
(c) a person who possesses the relevant and adequate professional qualification and shall have been so qualified for a period of not less than 15 years.
(3) The Director-General shall hold office:
(a) for a term of 4 years in the first instance and may be re-appointed for a further term of 4 years and no more; and
(b) on such terms and conditions as may be specified in his letter of appointment.
(4) Without prejudice to the provisions of this Act, the Director-General of the Bureau may be removed from office at the instance of the President on the basis of gross misconduct of financial impropriety, fraud, and manifested incompetence proven by the Council.