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Paragraph 15 Assignment of responsibilities to Ministers.

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Governor, acting in accordance with the advice of the Chief Minister, may, by directions in writing, charge any Minister with responsibility for any subject or any department of government and may amend or revoke any such directions by subsequent directions:

Provided that a Minister shall not be so charged with responsibility for any of the matters mentioned in section 16 of this Constitution, matters relating to the judiciary, or the audit of accounts of the Government of Montserrat or of the Courts or other authorities of Montserrat.

(2)

Nothing in this section shall empower the Governor to confer on any Minister authority to exercise any power or discharge any duty that is conferred or imposed by this Constitution or any other law on the Governor or any person or authority other than that Minister.

(3)

The Governor, acting in his discretion, may at any time call for any official papers or seek any official information or advice available to a Minister with respect to a subject or department with responsibility for which that Minister is charged under this section.