14. Powers of the Governor and the Deputy Governors of the Central Bank

The Governor of the Central Bank shall be the

The Governor of the Central Bank, in consultation with the Deputy Governors, shall be responsible for-

The Governor of the Central Bank shall discharge such other functions of the Central Bank expressly assigned to the Governor of the Central Bank by the Governing Board or the Monetary Policy Board.

The Governor of the Central Bank shall have the authority to sign any rule, order, direction, notice, contract, promissory note, security, report, balance sheet, statement, or such other document on behalf of the Central Bank.

The Governor of the Central Bank shall devote his full professional time to the business of the Central Bank.

The Governor of the Central Bank shall not accept or hold any other office or employment whatsoever, whether public or private, and whether remunerated or not.

The Governor of the Central Bank may delegate any of his powers, duties and functions to the Senior Deputy

Where the Governor of the Central Bank is temporarily absent from duty or is temporarily unable to exercise, perform and discharge his powers, duties and functions, the Senior Deputy Governor of the Central Bank designated in terms of subsection (8) of section 15 shall act as the Chief Executive Officer of the Central Bank and shall have authority to exercise, perform and discharge the powers, duties and functions of the Governor of the Central Bank.

Where both the Governor of the Central Bank and the Senior Deputy Governor of the Central Bank are temporarily absent from duty or are temporarily unable to exercise, perform and discharge their powers, duties and functions, the Governing Board shall appoint a Deputy

The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank appointed under subsection (9) shall be designated as the acting Chief Executive Officer of the Central Bank.

The office of the Governor of the Central Bank shall not remain vacant for a period of more than forty-five days.