Director's terms of appointment
(1) The Director holds office for the period determined by the Secretary of State on his appointment (or re-appointment) to the office.
(2) But -
(a) the Director may at any time resign by giving notice to the Secretary of State;
(b) the Secretary of State may at any time remove the Director from office if satisfied that he is unable or unfit to exercise his functions.
2 Subject to that, the Director holds office on the terms determined by the Secretary of State with the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service.
Staff
(1) The members of staff of the Agency must include -
(a) a deputy to the Director who is to act as Director during any vacancy in that office or if the Director is absent, subject to suspension or unable to act, and
(b) an assistant to the Director with responsibilities in relation to the exercise of the Director's functions in Northern Ireland.
(2) But the Director must not appoint a person under sub-paragraph (1