Appointment and duties of Executive Director

(1) There shall be appointed an Executive Director who shall be responsible for the administration of this Act and for the efficient conduct and administration of the Service. (2) The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Public Services Commission pursuant to section 106 of the Belize Constitution, Cap. 4 and without prejudice to the generality of 6 subsection (1) above, shall perform and discharge the following duties and functions, namely, (a) having primary responsibility for the use of all monies appropriated to the Service from time to time by the National Assembly; (b) carrying out all necessary measures to ensure the proper and efficient functioning of the (c) overseeing and ensuring that all forensic equipment are kept in good operating order and state of repair, and are used for the sole benefit of the Service; (d) submitting to the Minister, on such dates as the Minister may specify, reports and information on the operations of the Service during the previous year, and including in any such reports, (i) information on the conditions of equipment and other property of the Service, especially the mechanical condition and adequacy of such equipment; (ii) detailed information on the income and expenditure of the Service during the previous year; (iii) information related to such other aspects of the not specifically referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above, and recommendations relating to the information supplied in such reports. National Forensic Science Service [CAP. 39:02 7