Section 17: The Executive Secretary shall be responsible to the Commission for—

(a) implementing the Commission's policy on divestiture; (b) preparing the public enterprises approved by the Commission for divestiture; (c) advising the Commission on other public enterprises that may be divested; (d) carrying out all activities required for the successful issue of shares and sale of assets of the public enterprises to be divested; (e) making recommendations to the Commission on the appointment of consultants, advisers, investment bankers, issuing houses, solicitors, trustees, accountants and other professionals required for the purposes of divestiture; (f) advising the Commission on the allotment pattern for the sale of the shares of the public enterprises specified for divestiture; (g) overseeing the actual sale by the issuing houses of shares of the public enterprises to be divested, such sale to be in accordance with the policy of the Commission; No. 12 National Commission for Privatisation Act 2002 11 (h) ensuring a balanced and meaningful participation by all Sierra Leoneans and foreign investors in accordance with the relevant laws of Sierra Leone; (i) performing such other functions imposed on him by this Act or as the Commission may direct. [Margin: Other staff of Commission.]