Section 60. The Office of the NBTC shall have a Secretary-General of the NBTC
who shall be responsible for the work performance of the Office and directly answerable
to the Chairperson and shall be the superior of officials and employees of the Office.
The Secretary-General shall represent the Office in its affairs vis-à-vis the third
persons. For this purpose, the Secretary-General may delegate powers to any person to
perform any particular acts, in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the NBTC
and published in the Government Gazette. The said regulation shall not be prescribed in
the manner of forcing the Secretary-General to delegate his power to other person.
Section 61. The Chairperson, with the consent of the NBTC, shall appoint and
remove the Secretary-General of the NBTC. The Secretary-General shall be of not less
than thirty five years of age on the date of appointment and shall have qualifications and
not be under prohibitions under Section 7 including other qualifications as specified by
the NBTC.
Section 62. The Secretary-General shall hold office for a term of five years from
the date of appointment and may be reappointed but shall not hold office for more than
two consecutive terms.
Section 63. In addition to vacation of office upon the termination of the term
under Section 62, the Secretary-General vacates office upon:
(1) death;
(2) being sixty years of age;
(3) resignation;
(4) being a bankrupt;
(5) having been imprisoned by a final judgment to a term of imprisonment;
(6) being disqualified or being under any of the prohibitions under section
61 paragraph two;
(7) being dismissed by a resolution of the NBTC members, by votes of not
less than two-thirds of the total number of the Commissioners on
grounds of mismanagement, misbehavior, incompetency or inability to
perform his tasks;
Section 64. The Secretary-General and officers of the Office of the NBTC shall be
deemed as state officials under the Organic Act on Counter Corruption.
The officials of the Office of the NBTC shall have qualifications and not being
under prohibitions under the regulations prescribed by the NBTC and shall not be a
member of the Board of Directors, executive officer, advisor, employee, shareholder or
partner in a company or partnership or any other juristic person carrying out broadcasting
or telecommunications business.
The Secretary-General shall be deemed as person holding a high-ranking position
under the Organic Act on Counter Corruption.