ARTICLE 13 STRUCTURE OF THE AUTHORITY (a) The General Director shall determine the internal structure and organisation of the Authority, whilst giving due consideration to the Authority’s budget as approved in accordance with the provisions of Article 17 of this Law. (b) The General Director may authorise in writing any employee of the Authority to carry some of his functions and in such a manner as shall be best conducive to the proper dispatch of the business of the Authority. ARTICLE 14 EMPLOYMENT AND REMUNERATION OF STAFF (a) The General Director shall, after receiving the consent of the Board, determine the conditions of employment of the Authority’s staff and specify such salaries and benefits payable thereto as shall attract efficient and experienced professionals to work for the Authority, whilst observing in the determination of salaries and benefits the restriction provided for in Article 22(a) of this Law. (b) The General Director may employ such staff and consultants for the Authority as will enable it to meet its obligations and exercise its powers and fulfil its duties under this Law, whilst giving due consideration to the Authority’s budget as approved in accordance with Article 17 of this Law. CHAPTER 5 THE MINISTER ARTICLE 15 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MINISTER (a) Within 3 months of the effective date of this Law, and every three years thereafter, the Minister shall, in consultation with the Authority, prepare the National Telecommunications Plan to be approved by a resolution to be issued by the Council of Ministers. Such plan shall include the strategic plan and the general policy with respect to the Telecommunications sector and such resolution shall be published in the Official Gazette. In exceptional circumstances and when necessary, such plan may be prepared for shorter periods. (b) The Minister shall carry out the following tasks: 1 supervising the implementation of the National Telecommunications Plan. -17Translation dated 12 April 2009 This is an unofficial translation of the Law. It is provided for information purposes only. Reliance may only be placed upon the official Arabic version of the Law published in the Official Gazette of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Any comments on this translation will be gratefully received by the Authority. Please email any comments to: contact@tra.org.bh