National Literacy Agency (Establishment) Order, 2014

L.N. 192 of 2014

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ACT

(CAP. 497)

National Literacy Agency (Establishment) Order, 2014

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 36(1) of the

Public Administration Act, the Prime Minister has made the

following Order:-

The title of this Order is the National Literacy Agency

(Establishment) Order, 2014.

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires

"Act" means the Public Administration Act;

"Agency" means the Agency established by means of this

Order;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for education;

"Permanent Secretary"

means

the

Permanent

Secretary

responsible for education.

(1)

There shall be an Agency, to be known as the

National Literacy Agency, which shall be autonomous and which

shall carry out functions related to promote and ensure the delivery of

the different aspects of the National Literacy Strategy for All in Malta

and Gozo and shall serve as a main driver in the field of literacy.

(2) Public officers deployed with the Agency shall be deemed

to be detailed with the Agency in accordance with article 43 of the

Act.

(1)

The Agency shall have the following functions and

duties

(a)

to submit proposals and recommendations to the

Government concerning a national policy for literacy that will

take due account of the specific situation and requirements of

the Malta;

(b)

to prepare short and medium term plans for literacy

in Malta largely oriented towards perceived national needs in

the Maltese;

(c)

to undertake periodic reviews of existing

educational programmes and structures, to recommend

improvements in such programmes and to identify sources for

the training of Maltese personnel in relevant fields of activity so

as to ensure the continued availability of suitably qualified

personnel;

(d)

to manage the national budgetary allocation for the

development of literacy in Malta;

(e)

to prepare periodic assessments concerning the

effectiveness and relevance of the national literacy policy;

(f)

to

promote

effective

liaison

between

all

stakeholders;

(g)

to identify overseas developments in literacy that

are of direct interest and relevance to the Malta situation;

(h)

to assist Government in the formulation and

negotiation of agreements with foreign governments or

international bodies;

(i)

to act as a focal point with respect to various

regional, interregional and international organisations and to

organise participation in seminars, conferences and action and

working groups of relevance to Maltese interests;

(j)

to act upon such other matters which are ancillary,

incidental or consequential to the matters stipulated in

paragraphs (a) to (i) as the Minister may from time to time

determine.

(1)

The Minister responsible for the Agency shall be Minister

responsible for

the Minister for Education.

Agency.

(2) The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Education

shall supervise the Agency in terms of article 39 of the Act.

The Agency shall be governed by the provisions of the Financial

Financial Administration and Audit Act unless otherwise stated in the arrangements.

Agency Agreement between the Permanent Secretary and the Malta

National Literacy Agency, in which case the provisions of the Agency

Agreement shall prevail.

The operations of the Agency shall follow an Agency Other special

Agreement which is to be agreed between the Permanent Secretary arrangements

applying the

and the Malta National Literacy Agency.

Agency.

(1)

The Minister may establish an advisory board to

assist the Chief Executive Officer in the discharge of his duties.

(2) An advisory board established under this article shall

consist of not less than two and not more than four members

appointed by the Minister.

(3) The remuneration paid to members of the Agency’s

Advisory Board shall be in accordance with any directives and

guidelines which may be issued by the Agency from time to time.

In the Fourth Schedule to the Public Administration Act,

immediately after the Agency "National Agency for Examinations"

there shall be added the following

Agency

Agency Function

"National

To support the Government

in

Literacy Agency

matters relating to literacy.".

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