6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [P ART II— (e) has, in the opinion of the Central Government, so abused his position as to render his continuance in office detrimental to the public interest. (2) The Chairperson or a Member shall not be removed under clause (b), clause (d) or clause (e) of sub-section (1) unless he has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard. Restrictions on Chairperson or Members on employment after cessation of office. 16. The Chairperson or a Member on ceasing to hold office for any reason, shall not, without previous approval of the Central Government,— (a) accept any employment in, or be connected with the management of any organisation, company or any other entity which has been associated with any work done or contracted out by the Authority, whether directly or indirectly, during his tenure as Chairperson or Member, as the case may be, for a period of three years from the date on which he ceases to hold office: Provided that nothing contained in this clause shall apply to any employment under the Central Government or a State Government or local authority or in any statutory authority or any corporation established by or under any Central, State or provincial Act or a Government Company, as defined in clause (45) of section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013; (b) act, for or on behalf of any person or organisation in connection with any specific proceeding or transaction or negotiation or a case to which the Authority is a party and with respect to which the Chairperson or such Member had, before cessation of office, acted for or provided advice to, the Authority; (c) give advice to any person using information which was obtained in his capacity as the Chairperson or a Member and being unavailable to or not being able to be made available to the public; or (d) enter, for a period of three years from his last day in office, into a contract of service with, accept an appointment to a board of directors of, or accept an offer of employment with, an entity with which he had direct and significant official dealings during his term of office. Functions of Chairperson. 17. The Chairperson shall preside over the meetings of the Authority, and without prejudice to any provision of this Act, exercise and discharge such other powers and functions of the Authority as may be prescribed. Chief executive officer. 18. (1) There shall be a chief executive officer of the Authority, not below the rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India, to be appointed by the Central Government. (2) The chief executive officer shall be the legal representative of the Authority and shall be responsible for— (a) the day-to-day administration of the Authority; (b) implementing the work programmes and decisions adopted by the Authority; (c) drawing up of proposal for the Authority’s decisions and work programmes; (d) the preparation of the statement of revenue and expenditure and the execution of the budget of the Authority; and (e) performing such other functions, or exercising such other powers, as may be specified by regulations. (3) Every year, the chief executive officer shall submit to the Authority for approval— (a) a general report covering all the activities of the Authority in the previous year; (b) programmes of work; (c) the annual accounts for the previous year; and (d) the budget for the coming year. 18 of 2013.