law: The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 
  10. Functions of the
  
  Chief Executive Officer. - 
  1.     
  
    The
  
  Chief Executive Officer shall be the legal representative of the Food Authority
  
  and shall be responsible for-
  a.      the day-to-day
  
  administration of the Food Authority;
  b.     drawing up of
  
  proposal for the Food Authority's work programmes in consultation with the
  
  Central Advisory Committee;
  c.      implementing the work
  
  programmes and the decisions adopted by the Food Authority;
  d.     ensuring the
  
  provision of appropriate scientific, technical and administrative support for
  
  the Scientific Committee and the Scientific Panel;
  e.      ensuring that the
  
  Food Authority carries out its tasks in accordance with the requirements of its
  
  users, in particular with regard to the adequacy of the services provided and
  
  the time taken;
  f.      the preparation of
  
  the statement of revenue and expenditure and the execution of the budget of the
  
  Food Authority; and
  g.     developing and
  
  maintaining contact with the Central Government, and for ensuring a regular
  
  dialogue with its relevant committees.
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  2.     
  
    Every
  
  year, the Chief Executive Officer shall submit to the Food Authority for
  
  approval-
  a.      a general report
  
  covering all the activities of the Food Authority in the previous year;
  b.     programmes of work;
  c.      the annual accounts
  
  for the previous year; and
  d.     the budget for the
  
  coming year.
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  3.     
  
    The
  
  Chief Executive Officer shall, following adoption by the Food Authority,
  
  forward the general report and the programmes to the Central Government and the
  
  State Governments and shall have them published.
  4.     
  
    The
  
  Chief Executive Officer shall approve all financial expenditure of the Food
  
  Authority and report on the Authority's activities to the Central Government.
  5.     
  
    The
  
  Chief Executive Officer shall exercise the powers of the Commissioner of Food
  
  Safety while dealing with matters relating to food safety of such articles.
  6.     
  
    The
  
  Chief Executive Officer shall have administrative control over the officers and
  
  other employees of the Food Authority.