Cap. 595 Art. 3Principle of accountability.

Departments of Government, government agencies and government entities are bodies which manage public resources and which provide services to the public or perform other functions on behalf of the State, and as such, these bodies, and the public employees performing duties therein, shall:

(a) be governed by the provisions of this Act, including the public administration values and the Code of Ethics;

(b) be subject to ministerial direction as provided for in the Constitution and in this Act and other laws, except on matters in respect of which they are expressly required by law to act independently or under the direction of a person or authority other than a Minister;

(c) be accountable under this Act and other laws for the manner in which they provide services, carry out their functions and manage their resources, for their observance of the public administration values and the Code of Ethics, and for their observance of the ministerial directions referred to in paragraph (b).