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PART VI – Registrar General and Staff of Authority
23. (1) There shall be a Registrar General who shall be —
(a) the chief executive officer of the Authority; and
(b) appointed by the Minister, on the recommendation of the Board,
on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the instrument
of appointment.
(2) The Registrar General shall be a person with knowledge and
experience in company law or intellectual property law and who has
such other qualifications and experience or proven ability in other fields
as the Board and the Minister may consider relevant.
(3) The Registrar General shall be accountable to the Board.
(4) The Registrar General shall not, while in the employment of the
Authority, engage in paid employment outside the duties of his or her
office in the Authority.
24. (1) The Registrar General shall, subject to the control of the Board
on matters of policy, be responsible for —
(a) the supervision of the day-to-day affairs of the Authority and
ensuring that the Authority is carrying out the functions and duties
placed upon it in terms of this Act;
(b) the effective administration and implementation of the registration
of companies, business names and intellectual property;
(c) controlling the resources and operations of all the Offices within
the Authority;
(d) submitting business plans and estimates of income and expenditure
to the Board for its approval;
(e) implementing the decisions of the Board; and
(f) carrying out any duty that may be conferred on him or her by the
Minister or the Board.
(2) In the performance of his or her duties, the Registrar General
shall keep the Board fully informed of the affairs of the Authority and
shall consult the Board as may be necessary.
(3) The Registrar General may delegate to any other senior officer of
the Authority, as he or she considers appropriate, the exercise of any powers
which the Registrar General is authorised to exercise under this Act.
25. (1) The Board shall appoint, on the recommendation of the
Register General —
(a) a Registrar of Companies and Business Names who shall be the
head of the Companies and Business Names Office;
(b) a Registrar of Industrial Property who shall be the head of the
Industrial Property Office; and
(c) aCopyright Administrator who shall be the head of the Copyright Office.
(2) The Register General shall appoint —
(a) Deputy Registrar of Companies and Business Names;
(b) a Deputy Registrar of Industrial Property;
(c) a Deputy Copyright Administrator; and
(d) such number of Assistant Registrars as it may be considered
necessary to appoint.
Registrar
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Duties of
Registrar
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Appointment
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Registrars and
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