Section 5: Appointment of Chief Medical Director, Director of Administration and other staff

(1) There shall be for each hospital a Chief Medical Director who shall he appointed by the President on such terms and conditions as may be specified in his letter of appointment or as may be determined from time to time by the Federal Government.
(2) The Chief Medical Director shall-
(a) be a person who is medically qualified and registered as such for a period of not less than twelve years, and has had considerable administrative experience in matters of health and holds a post-graduate medical qualification obtained not less than five years prior to the appointment as Chief Medical Director; and
(b) be charged with the responsibility for the execution of the policies and matters affecting the day-to-day management of the affairs of the Hospital.
(3) There shall be for each hospital a Director of Administration who shall-
(a) be appointed by the Board and shall by virtue of that office also be the Secretary to the Board;
(b) be responsible to the Chief Medical Director for the effective functioning of all the administrative divisions of the hospital;
(c) conduct the correspondence of the Board and keep the records of the hospital; and
(d) perform such other functions as the Board or the Chief Medical Director, as the case may be, may from time to time assign to him.
(4) There shall he for each hospital, a chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee who shall be appointed by the Board and responsible to the Chief Medical Director for all the clinical and training activities of the hospital.
(5) Subject to this Act, the Board shall have power to appoint (including power to appoint on promotion and transfer and of confirmation of appointments), advance, terminate or discipline employees (including consultants) holding or acting in any office in the hospital; and any such appointment shall be made having due regard to any personnel establishment approved for the hospital.
(6) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the contrary, the Board may, from time to time, appoint consultants outside the University to perform such medical duties as the Board or the Chief Medical Director may assign to such consultants.