National Security Council 13 Part III DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES Appointment of the Director General of National Security and officers 15. (1) The Prime Minister shall, upon the recommendation of the Chief Secretary to the Government, appoint a person from amongst the public officers to be the Director General of National Security. (2) There shall be appointed Deputies Director General of National Security and such number of other officers and servants from amongst the public officers as is considered necessary or expedient for the purposes of carrying out and giving effect to the provisions of this Act. (3) The Director General shall be responsible to the Council in the performance of his duties under this Act. (4) The Deputies Director General and such other officers and servants referred to in subsection (2) shall be subject to the general direction and supervision of the Director General. Duties and powers of the Director General 16. (1) The Director General shall have such duties and powers as may be imposed or conferred upon him by the Council. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Director General shall have the following duties: (a) to implement the policies and strategic measures on national security formulated by the Council; (b) to coordinate and monitor the implementation of the policies and strategic measures on national security by the Government Entities;