(1) The Authority shall with the approval of the Minister and at such salary and upon such terms and conditions as it may determine, appoint a General Manager who shall be the chief executive officer of the Authority and shall exercise all the functions entrusted to him or her by this Act and any regulations and be present at all meetings of the Council unless he or she is instructed by the chairperson to withdraw from any meeting or he or she has obtained leave of absence from the chairperson or is incapacitated by illness or other cause from attending any meeting.
(2) In the event of the absence of the General Manager, the Authority may by instrument in writing and with the approval of the Minister, appoint any person to act as General Manager during the period of such absence upon such terms and conditions as it may determine.