# The Bahamas Independence Order 1973, Paragraph 88: Permanent Secretaries


Where any Minister has been charged with responsibility for any department of Government, he shall exercise general direction and control over that department; and, subject to such direction and control, the department shall be under the supervision of a public officer (in this Constitution referred to as a Permanent Secretary) appointed for the purpose:
Provided that two or more Government departments may be placed under the supervision of one Permanent Secretary.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1973/1080/schedule/1/paragraph/88 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bahamas-independence-order-1973/schedule-1/paragraph-88
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.