CHAPTER TEN
THE SECRETARIAT AND STAFF
OF THE COMMUNITY
ARTICLE 66
Establishment of the Secretariat
The Secretariat shall be the executive organ of the Community.
There shall be the following offices in the service of the Community:
(a)
Secretary General;
(b)
Deputy Secretaries General;
(c)
Counsel to the Community; and
(d)
such other offices as may be deemed necessary by the Council.
ARTICLE 67
Secretary General
1.
The Secretary General shall be appointed by the Summit upon nomination
by the relevant Head of State under the principle of rotation.
2.
Upon the appointment of the Secretary General the Partner State from
which he or she is appointed shall forfeit the post of Deputy Secretary General.
3.
The Secretary General shall be the principal executive officer of the
Community and shall:
4.
(a)
be the head of the Secretariat;
(b)
be the Accounting Officer of the Community;
(c)
be the Secretary of the Summit; and
(d)
carry out such other duties as are conferred upon him by this
Treaty or by the Council from time to time.
The Secretary General shall serve a fixed five year term.
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