P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 1703
The executive functions of the Administration shall be performed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico, and shall perform his duties at his will and in accordance with his instructions. The annual salary of the Director shall be determined by the Governor, taking into account the salary schedules in force for offices of equal nature and status in the Executive Branch, to be charged to the funds appropriated in the Budget Act for the operation of said Administration.
The Director may designate a Deputy Director, who shall perform the duties assigned by the Director. In the absence or temporary disability of the Director, the Deputy Director shall perform all the functions and duties of the Director as Acting Director. In the case of the death, resignation or removal of the Director, the Deputy Director shall perform all his functions and duties as Acting Director, until his successor is designated.
History —June 19, 1979, No. 77, p. 159, § 3; Dec. 18, 1991, No. 102, § 1.