Cap. 497 чл. 10Titles of headship positions and other public offices, and equivalent titles at law.

(1) The Prime Minister may from time to time determine the position titles under which heads of department shall be appointed, and such titles shall, by order of the Prime Minister published in the Government Gazette, be listed next to the names of the departments in the Second Schedule:

Provided that the re-designation of a position while it is occupied shall not be taken as a re-appointment of the incumbent or a change to the terms of his appointment.

(2) The assignment by the Prime Minister of similar position titles to different headship positions shall not mean that such positions should necessarily attract the same status and terms and conditions.

(3) Where, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, a headship position, or any other office in the public service, that has been established or is assigned functions by another Act -

(a) is assigned a new title; or

(b) is merged with another public office as a result of organisational restructuring; the title assigned to the office by the other Act (hereafter in this article referred to as the "equivalent title at law") shall be listed in the Second Schedule along with the new title of the office or the office with which it has been merged in terms of paragraph (a) or

(b) as the case may be, and subarticles (4) and (5) shall apply. currently titled; and

(b) both titles shall be regarded as interchangeable for the purpose of any law and a reference to one title in place of another shall not invalidate any act or any legal proceedings.

(5) Where any law -

(a) assigns, or permits the assignment of, functions to staff acting on behalf of the holder of a public office; and

(b) that office is listed in the Second Schedule as the equivalent title at law of a second office;

such functions may be performed by staff in the department to which the second office belongs, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the said law; but any conditions or requirements attached by the law to the performance of such functions shall otherwise continue to apply.

(6) If a public office has more than one equivalent title at law, sub-articles (4) and (5) shall apply in respect of each such title.