(1) The Board shall from time to time appoint—
(a) A chief executive officer, who shall have such designation as the Board may from time to time determine; and
(b) Such other officers and employees of the Trust as may be necessary for the administration of its affairs.
(2) The chief executive officer shall be the chief administrative officer of the Trust and, subject to the other provisions of this Act, shall be responsible to the Board for the efficient and economical administration of the affairs of the Trust.
(3) Any office held by any person appointed under subsection (1) of this section may be held in conjunction with any office held in the Public Service.
(4) Any person appointed under subsection (1)(a) of this section shall be employed on such terms and conditions of employment as the Board from time to time determines in agreement with the State Services Commission.
(5) The persons appointed under subsection (1)(b) of this section shall be employed on such terms and conditions of employment as the Board from time to time determines after consultation with the State Services Commission.
(6) Subject to the rules of the Trust, the Board may from time to time enter into contracts with persons, on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit, to provide such services or perform such work for the Trust as the Board may require.
(7) Subject to the rules of the Trust, the persons engaged on contract under subsection (6) of this section shall be paid such remuneration as the Board may determine.
(8) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, nothing in the State Sector Act 1988 shall apply in relation to any officer or employee of the Board, or to any person engaged on contract under subsection (6) of this section.
Section 18 was substituted, and section 18A inserted, as from 12 June 1991, by section 11 Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 37).