3.       Establishment of Directorate

            (1) There is established a Directorate to be known as the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (in this Act referred to as "the Directorate").

            (2) The Directorate shall consist of the Director-General, Deputy Director-General, other officers and support staff of the Directorate as may be appointed.

            (3) The Directorate shall be a public office; and accordingly the provisions of the Public Service Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Directorate and the officers thereof.

4.       Appointment of Director-General

            (1) The President shall appoint the Director-General on such terms and conditions as the President deems fit.

            (2) The Director-General shall be responsible for the direction and administration of the Directorate.

            (3) Any decision, including investigations by the Director-General shall not be subject to the direction and control of any person or authority.

5.       Acting Director-General

            (1) If the office of the Director-General is vacant or the Director-General is absent from duty, the Deputy Director-General shall, except where the President otherwise directs, act as Director-General.

            (2) If the Director-General and the Deputy Director-General are absent from duty, the President may appoint another person to act as Director-General until the return to duty of either the Director-General or the Deputy Director-General.

5A.    Conditions of service of Directorate

            (1) The Minister shall prescribe such conditions of service of the Directorate setting out the terms and conditions for the appointment of officers and support staff.

            (2) The conditions of service prescribed under subsection (1) shall provide for-

     (a)     the designation and grades of officers and support staff;

     (b)     the scale of salaries and allowances of officers and support staff; and

     (c)     the promotions, resignations and termination of appointments of officers and support staff.

5B.    Disciplinary code by Minister

            (1) The Minister shall prescribe a disciplinary code for the Directorate, which disciplinary code shall provide for-

     (a)     disciplinary offences;

     (b)     the investigation, hearing and determination of disciplinary offences and the hearing of any appeals; and

     (c)     the delegation, by the Director-General, to officers and support staff, of such disciplinary powers as he or she may consider appropriate.

            (2) The disciplinary code prescribed under subsection (1) shall provide for the following disciplinary penalties or any combination thereof-

     (a)     dismissal from the Directorate;

     (b)     reduction in rank or grade;

     (c)     suspension from duty for a specified period;

     (d)     reprimand;

     (e)     admonition; and

     (f)      recovery of the cost or part thereof in respect of any loss or damage to the property of the Directorate caused by the default or negligence of any officer subject to disciplinary
proceedings where such recovery has not been effected through any other Government procedure.

5C.    Conduct of officers and support staff

            An officer of the Directorate shall not become a member of any trade union, or any body or association affiliated to a trade union, or any body or association the object of which or one of the objects of which is to control or influence conditions of employment in any trade or profession:

            Provided that an officer may become a member of any such body or association which may be constituted and regulated pursuant to this Act.