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Paragraph 109 Appointments of Permanent Secretaries and certain other public officers

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(1)

Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding Article of this Chapter—

(a)

power to make appointments to the office of Permanent Secretary or Head of a Department of Government (or to be the holder of any such other office of similar status as the Governor-General may, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, specify by notice in the Gazette) is hereby vested in the Governor-General acting on the recommendation of the Public Service Commission after the Commission has consulted the Prime Minister;

(b)

power to make appointments to the office of Permanent Secretary on transfer from another such office carrying the same salary is hereby vested in the Governor-General acting on the advice of the Prime Minister.

(2)

In this Article “Permanent Secretary” includes the Secretary of the Cabinet and the Financial Secretary.