Cap. 595 Art. 35Supervision of government entities by Permanent Secretaries.

(1) A government entity shall be subject to supervision by the appropriate Permanent Secretary, who shall issue directions to the entity and, or instruct or advise Government representatives on the entity’s governing board:

Provided that the powers of direction of the Permanent Secretary over a particular entity shall in no case exceed the powers of the Minister over that entity.

(2) A Permanent Secretary who is supervising a government entity in terms of sub-article (1) shall ascertain that it is -

(a) working towards the timely and effective fulfilment, in conjunction with other government entities as appropriate, of the Minister’s and the Government’s policy objectives;

(b) being managed according to law, the public administration values, the Code of Ethics, and applicable policies and directives governing staff conduct, management and the use of resources; and

(c) operating economically, efficiently and effectively and delivering any services to the public to a satisfactory standard.

(3) In fulfilment of his duties under sub-article (2), a Permanent Secretary may, in consultation with the relative Minister, establish targets for the entity and require any information except where this is precluded by law and may give directions to the government entity:

Provided that a Permanent Secretary may not give directions on matters where the government entity is required by any law to act independently or in accordance with the direction of a person or authority other than a Minister.

(4) A Permanent Secretary shall report to his Minister on the performance of the government entities under his supervision.

(5) The provisions of article 28 shall apply mutatis mutandis to government entities.