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1 The Director General of Telecommunications.U.K.

(1)The Secretary of State shall appoint an officer to be known as the Director General of Telecommunications (in this Act referred to as “the Director”) for the purpose of performing the functions assigned or transferred to the Director by or under this Act.

(2)An appointment of a person to hold office as the Director shall not be for a term exceeding five years; but previous appointment to that office shall not affect eligibility for re-appointment.

(3)The Director may at any time resign his office as the Director by notice in writing addressed to the Secretary of State; and the Secretary of State may remove any person from that office on the ground of incapacity or misbehaviour.

(4)Subject to subsections (2) and (3) above, the Director shall hold and vacate office as such in accordance with the terms of his appointment.

(5)The Director may appoint such staff as he may think fit, subject to the approval of the Treasury as to numbers and as to terms and conditions of service.

(6)There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament the remuneration of, and any travelling or other allowances payable under this Act to, the Director and any staff of the Director, any sums payable under this Act to or in respect of the Director and any expenses duly incurred by the Director or by any of his staff [F1in consequence of the provisions of—

(a)this Act;

(b)the Telecommunications (Open Network Provision) (Voice Telephony) Regulations 1998; or

(c)the Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 1999.]

(7)The provisions of Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the Director.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 1(6) substituted (1.3.2000) by S.I. 1999/2093, reg. 3(3), Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 1

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