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ACT IV OF 2013 ACT IV OF 2013 BALOCHISTAN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REGULATORY AUTHORITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2013 An Act further to amend the Balochistan Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Act, 2009 (Act No. VIII of 2009) [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 5th September, 2013] 6. Insertion of new Sections 7A and 7B, Act VIII of 2009.---In the said Act, after Section 7, the following new Sections shall be inserted, namely:- "7A. Managing Director (1) The Government shall select and appoint a full-time Managing Director as Chief Executive Officer of the Authority for such period and on such terms and conditions as the Government may determine. (2) The Managing Director shall be appointed for three years and he will be eligible for re-appointment but his total tenure 'shall in no case exceed six years. (3) No person shall be appointed or continue as Managing Director, if he:- (a) has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude; (b) has been removed from service for misconduct; (c) has been adjudicated as insolvent; (d) is incapable of discharging his duties by reasons of physical or mental incapacity and has been so declared by a Medical Board appointed by the Government; or (e) fails to disclose any conflict of interest at or within the time provided for such disclosure by or under this Act or contravene any of the provisions of this Act. (f) the Managing Director may, at any time, resign from his office, by writing under his hand addressed to the Government. (g) the Managing Director shall be paid such salary and allowances as the Provincial Government may determine but his salary and allowances shall not be varied to his disadvantage during his term of office. (h) the Managing Director shall not, during the term of his office, engage himself to any other service, business, vocation or employment nor shall he before the expiry of one year thereof enter into employment or accept any advisory or consult relationship with any person engaged in public procurement activity; Provided that where the Managing Director is a Government servant there shall be no such restrictions on his employment after he has retired or transferred from the post of Managing Director: Provided further that where he is from private sector he shall not have any direct or indirect financial interest or have any connection with any company engaged in public procurement activity for so long as he holds office and for a period of one year thereafter. 7B. Powers and Responsibilities of Managing Director.---The Managing Director shall have power and responsibilities to,-- (a) exercise administrative control over the personnel of the Authority; (b) exercise, in respect of the Authority, such other management, administrative and financial powers as deemed appropriate by the authority; (c) submit the annual budget proposals of the Authority to the Board; (d) prepare the annual report of the Authority for the Board and the Government; (e) exercise such powers as the Board may delegate to him; and act on behalf of the Authority, in any emergency, subject to obligation to report such action to the Board at its next meeting and to seek the Board's ratification of any action so taken; (f) exercise and perform all such powers and functions as prescribed in Rules and Regulations."