Sustainable Energy and Water Conservation Unit

L.N. 50 of 2014

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ACT

(CAP. 497)

Sustainable Energy and Water Conservation Unit

(Establishment as an Agency) 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 Sustainable Energy and Water Citation.

Conservation Unit (Establishment as an Agency) Order, 2014.

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires -

Interpretation.

"the Act" means the Public Administration Act;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for energy and water

conservation and includes any person authorised by such Minister in

that behalf;

"Permanent Secretary" means the Permanent

Secretary

responsible for energy and Water Conservation;

"the Unit" means

the

Sustainable

Energy

and

Water

Conservation Unit.

There shall be an Agency, to be known as the Sustainable Establishment

Energy and Water Conservation Unit, which shall carry out functions of

Sustainable

related to the design, implementation, and dissemination of water, Energy

Water

conventional energy and alternative energy policy.

Conservation

Unit as an

agency.

In the execution of its functions, the Unit shall have the Mandate of the

Unit.

following responsibilities

(a)

the design, development and cohesive coordination

of conventional and alternative energy policies and measures

together with water policy and secure governance across and

within Ministries, Departments and government entities;

(b)

the monitoring, reviewing and updating of

conventional energy, alternative energy and water conservation

in accordance with European Union and international

requirements;

(c)

leading and coordinating co-funded projects

relating to conventional energy, alternative energy and water

across Ministries;

(d)

the design, development and management of a

sustained

knowledge,

education,

information

and

communications framework directed to influence behaviour

with regard to alternative energy use;

(e)

the drawing up of legislative proposals in support

of national policies as necessary;

(f)

any other initiative or activity that is

complementary and conducive to the fulfilment of the

responsibilities of the Unit; and

(g)

the general regulation of its own procedures,

provided it does not violate the provisions of any other law.

(1)

The Minister responsible for the Unit shall be the

Minister responsible for energy and water conservation.

(2) The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry responsible for

energy and water conservation shall supervise the Unit in terms of

article 39 of the Act

Provided that the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry

responsible for energy and water conservation may be assisted in such

supervision by another Permanent Secretary in accordance with the

proviso to article 13(5) of the Act

Provided further that the Prime Minister may assign the

responsibility of the Unit to another Minister and its supervision to

the Permanent Secretary of that ministry.

(1)

The Unit shall, in consultation with the Minister,

establish and re-organise units, divisions and sections as appropriate

in order to exercise its primary functions in, inter alia, energy policy,

renewable energy and alternative energy, water conservation and

programme management and in other supporting functions.

(2) The operations of the Unit shall follow an Agreement

which is to be agreed upon between the Permanent Secretary and the

Unit.

(1)

Subject to the other provisions of this Order, the

executive conduct of the Unit, its administration and organisation and

the administrative control of its officers and employees, shall be the

responsibility of a Chief Executive, who shall be appointed by the

Minister.

(2) The Chief Executive shall be responsible for the

implementation of the objectives of the Unit in the exercise of its

functions and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, he

shall -

(a)

assume full responsibility for the overall

supervision and control of the units, divisions and sections;

(b)

assign to each unit, division and section such duties

which he considers necessary or expedient;

(c)

co-ordinate the workings of the units, divisions and

sections;

(d)

develop the necessary strategies

for

the

implementation of the objectives of the Unit; and

(e)

perform such other duties as the responsible

Minister may assign to him from time to time.

(1)

Public officers deployed with the Unit shall be Deployment of

deemed to be detailed with the Unit in accordance with article 43 of public

and recruitment

the Act.

with the Unit.

(2) Subject to the provisions of the Act and of any other

legislation, the Unit shall have authority to engage its own

employees.

The Unit shall be governed by the provisions of the Financial

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

Agreement between the Permanent Secretary and the Unit, in which

case the provisions of the Agreement shall prevail.

In the Fourth Schedule to the Public Administration Act, Amends the

immediately after the item "Public Administration - Human Resource Fourth

to the Act.

Development Unit" there shall be added the following

Agency

Agency Function

"Sustainable

To execute the functions and duties

Energy and

of the public administration in

Water

matters relating to the design,

Conservation

implementation and dissemination of

Unit

water, conventional energy and

alternative energy policy".

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