13. Executive director:
(1) There shall be one executive director as the administrative chief of the Council.
(2) There shall be one recommendation committee as follows to make recommendation to Government of Nepal for the appointment of the
executive director:
(a) Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture.
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(b) Two such eminent and renowned agricultural scientists, other than the members of the Council, as designated by Government of Nepal.
(3) The recommendation committee as referred to in Sub-section (2) shall recommend three persons, from amongst the capable and senior
scientists serving under the Agricultural Research Council, for appointment to the post of executive director; and Government of Nepal shall appoint
one person out of these persons to the post of executive director.
(4) The qualification of the persons to be recommended for the post of executive director shall be as follows:
(a) Having passed at least Master’s Degree in agriculture related subject and gained at least ten years of work experiences in study and research on agriculture.
(b) Having published works on agricultural research.
(5) The term of office of the executive director shall be Four years and he/she may be re-appointed for a period of Four years.
Provided that, if his/her performance is not satisfactory, Government of Nepal may, on recommendation of the Council, remove him/her from
office even prior to the expiry of his/her term.
(6) The provisions pertaining to the remuneration and terms and conditions of service and facilities of the executive director shall be as
prescribed.