Cap. 497 Art. 18Duties of heads of department.

(1) Besides any other duties that may be assigned or delegated to him by or under any law, it shall be the duty of a head standard in the delivery of any services to the public and the business community with the least possible bureaucratic processes;

(c) to tender advice to the relative Minister through the Permanent Secretary and to other authorities as appropriate on matters within the department’s competence;

(d) to establish performance indicators covering the programmes and activities of the department, and to set performance targets for public officers serving in the department; and

(e) to coordinate the activities of the department with those of other government organisations in the best interests of efficiency, effectiveness and service quality.

(2) The head of a department that is listed in Part I of the Second Schedule shall answer to his Minister through the Permanent Secretary and shall discharge his duties under subarticle

(1) in accordance with their lawful directions.

(3) The head of a department that is listed in Part II of the Second Schedule shall discharge his duties under subarticle (1) in accordance with the laws governing his department and any special administrative arrangements that may apply thereto.