Chapter II: The Secretariat

Regulation 8: Election of the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretaries-General

In proposing to the Administrative Council one or more candidates for the office of Secretary-General or Deputy Secretary-General, the Chair shall also make proposals with respect to their term and conditions of service.

Regulation 9: Acting Secretary-General

(1) If there is more than one Deputy Secretary-General, the Chair may propose to the Administrative Council the order in which the Deputies shall act as Secretary-General pursuant to Article 10(3) of the Convention. In the absence of such a decision by the Administrative Council, the Secretary-General shall determine the order in which the Deputies shall act as Secretary-General.

(2) The Secretary-General shall designate the member of the staff of the Centre who shall act as Secretary-General during the absence or inability to act of the Secretary-General and the Deputy Secretaries-General. If there should be a simultaneous vacancy in the offices of Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General, the Chair shall designate the member of the staff who shall act as the Secretary-General.

Regulation 10: Appointment of Staff Members

The Secretary-General shall appoint the staff of the Centre. Appointments may be made directly or by secondment.

Regulation 11: Conditions of Employment

(1) The conditions of employment of the staff of the Centre shall be the same as those of the staff of the Bank.

(2) The Secretary-General shall make arrangements with the Bank, within the framework of the general administrative arrangements approved by the Administrative Council pursuant to Article 6(1)(d) of the Convention, for the participation of members of the Secretariat in the Staff Retirement Plan of the Bank and in other facilities and contractual arrangements established for the benefit of the staff of the Bank.

Regulation 12: Authority of the Secretary-General

(1) Deputy Secretaries-General and the staff of the Centre shall act solely under the direction of the Secretary-General.

(2) The Secretary-General shall have authority to dismiss members of the Secretariat and to impose disciplinary measures. Deputy Secretaries-General may only be dismissed with the concurrence of the Administrative Council.

Regulation 13: Incompatibility of Functions

The Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretaries-General and the staff of the Centre may not serve on the Panels of Conciliators or of Arbitrators, as members of any Commission, Tribunal or Committee, or as a mediator.