Sustainable Energy and Water Conservation Unit

L.N. 340 of 2016

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ACT

(CAP. 497)

Sustainable Energy and Water Conservation Unit

(Establishment as an Agency) (Amendment) Order, 2016

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 36(4)(b) of the

Public Administration Act, the Prime Minister has made the

following Order:-

The title of this Order is the Sustainable Energy and Water

Conservation Unit (Establishment as an Agency) (Amendment)

Order, 2016, and this Order shall be read and construed as one with

the Sustainable Energy and Water Conservation Unit (Establishment

as an Agency) Order, hereinafter referred to as "the principal Order".

In the title and in article 1 of the principal Order, for the

words "Sustainable Energy and Water Conservation Unit" there shall

be substituted the words "Energy and Water Agency".

Article 2 of the principal Order shall be substituted by the

following new article

" Interpretation.

2. In this Order, unless the context

otherwise requires

"Act" means the Public Administration

Act;

"Agency" means the Energy and Water

Agency;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible

for energy and water and includes any person

authorised by such Minister on his behalf;

"Permanent

Secretary”

means

the

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry responsible

for energy and water.".

Article 3 of the principal Order shall be substituted by the

following

" Establishment

3. There shall be an Agency, to be

of the Energy

known as the Energy and Water Agency, which

and Water

shall carry out functions related to the design,

Agency.

implementation and dissemination of water,

conventional energy and alternative energy

policy.".

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Article 4 of the principal Order shall be substituted by the Substitutes

article 4 of the

following new article

principal Order.

" Mandate of

4. In the execution of its functions, the

the Agency.

Agency shall have the 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

Agency; and

(g)

the general regulation of its

own procedures provided it does not

violate the provisions of any other law.".

Article 5 of the principal Order shall be amended as Amends article

5 of the

follows

principal Order.

(a)

in the marginal note thereof, for the words

"Minister responsible for the Unit" there shall be substituted the

words "Minister responsible for the Agency";

(b)

in sub-article (1) thereof, for the words "Minister

responsible for the Unit" there shall be substituted the words

"Minister responsible for the Agency"; and

(c)

in the second proviso of sub-article (2) thereof, for

the words "the responsibility of the Unit" there shall be

substituted the words "the responsibility of the Agency".

Article 6 of the principal Order shall be substituted by the

following new article

" Operational

6. (1)

The

Agency

shall,

in

set-up of the

consultation with the Minister, establish and re-

Agency.

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 Agency shall

follow an Agreement which is to be agreed upon

between the Permanent Secretary and the

Agency.".

Article 7 of the principal Order shall be substituted by the

following new article

" Role of the

7. (1)

Subject to the other provisions

Chief

of this Order, the executive conduct of the

Executive

Agency, its administration and organisation and

Officer.

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 Agency in the exercise of its

functions and, without prejudice to the

generality of the foregoing, he shall

(a)

assume full responsibility for

the overall direction 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 Agency; and

(e)

perform such other duties as

the responsible Minister may assign to him

from time to time.".

Article 8 of the principal Order shall be amended as Amends article

8 of the

follows

principal Order.

(a)

in the marginal note thereof, for the words

"recruitment with the Unit" there shall be substituted the words

"recruitment with the Agency";

(b)

in sub-article (1) thereof, for the words "deployed

with the Unit" there shall be substituted the words "deployed

with the Agency"; and

(c)

in sub-article (2) thereof, for the words "the Unit

shall have" there shall be substituted the words "the Agency

shall have".

In article 9 of the principal Order, for the words "The Unit" Amends article

and "the Unit" there shall be substituted the words "the Agency" and 9 principal

"the Agency" respectively.

With effect from the date of the coming into force of this General

Order, any reference to the "Sustainable Energy and Water amendment.

Conservation Unit" in any law, contract, or other legal document

whether legally binding or non-legally binding, shall be construed as

being a reference to the "Energy and Water Agency" without the need

of any formalities other than this Order.

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