(1) The Governing Board must appoint a person to be the chief environmental scientist of the Authority.
(2) The person appointed as the chief environmental scientist is employed under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004 .
(3) Subject to and in accordance with the directions given to the chief environmental scientist by the chief executive officer, the chief environmental scientist is responsible for the provision of advice to the Authority relating to—
(a) the objective of the Authority set out in section 6; or
(b) the duties and functions of the
Authority.
Part 3—General and transitional provisions