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It shall be the responsibility
of the Chief Secretary to coordinate the work of
all Departments of Government.
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The Chief Secretary
may call for any case or information from any Department
or Attached Department.
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The Establishment
and Administration Department shall be responsible
for:
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The determination
of the principles of control of Government servants,
including recruitment, conditions of service and
discipline;
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The coordination of
the policy of all Departments with respect to services
under their control so as to secure consistency
of treatment;
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Securing to all Government
servants the rights and privileges conferred on
them by or under any law for the time being in force;
and
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Determining the strength
and the terms and conditions of services of the
personal staff of Ministers.
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No Department shall
without the concurrence of the Establishment and
Administration Department authorize any orders,
other than orders in pursuance of any general or
special delegation made by the Establishment and
Administration Department, which involve:
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Reduction or extension
in the scope of functions of a Department or the
transfer of such functions from one Department to
another;
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Re-organization or
change in the status of offices in the Secretariat
or Attached Departments;
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Interpretation of
rules and orders relating to service matters other
than rules and orders issued by the Finance Department;
and
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any change in the
terms and conditions of service or the statutory
rights and privileges of Government servants.
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No order in respect
of the emoluments, promotion or conditions of service
of any officer employed in the Finance Department
shall be passed and no expenditure proposal relating
to that Department sanctioned without prior concurrence
of the Establishment and Administration Department.
The Chief Secretary shall exercise, in respect of
such matters, the functions of the Secretary, Finance
Department.
