Malta Council for Science and Technology Agency

L.N. 366 of 2016

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ACT

(CAP. 497)

Malta Council for Science and Technology Agency

(Establishment) Order, 2016

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

Public Administration Act, the Prime Minister has made the

following regulations:-

The title of this Order is the Malta Council for Science and

Technology Agency (Establishment) Order, 2016.

There shall be an Agency, to be known as the Malta

Council for Science and Technology Agency, which shall be

autonomous and which shall carry out functions related to the

commercialisation of activities related to science, technology,

research and innovation.

The Agency shall have the following functions and duties

(a)

to carry out merchandising and retailing, to grant

and receive sponsorships, to prepare, distribute and sell

publications, to organise and conduct training programmes and

to hire out venues;

(b)

to enter into any agreement with the Malta Council

for Science and Technology or the Government or with any

authority, entity or person for the carrying out of any of the

objects of the Agency;

(c)

to carry on any business or activity that may be

considered necessary for, conducive or ancillary to or connected

with any of its objects.

(1)

The Minister responsible for the Malta Council for

Science and Technology Agency shall be the Minister for Education.

(2) The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Education

shall supervise the Agency in terms of article 39 of the Public

Administration Act

Provided that the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for

Education may be assisted in such supervision by another Permanent

Secretary in accordance with the proviso to article 13(5) of the Public

Administration Act

Provided further that if a Minister, other than the Minister

for Education, assumes responsibility for the Agency, its supervision

shall fall under the Permanent Secretary of that Ministry.

The Agency shall be governed by the provisions of the Financial

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

statute of the Agency, in which case the provisions of the statute shall

prevail.

The operations of the Agency shall follow the statute of the Other special

arrangements

Agency.

applicable to the

Agency.

(1)

The Agency shall be headed by a Chief Executive Head of

Officer who shall perform all the functions and duties of the Chief Agency.

Executive Officer as stipulated in the Public Administration Act.

(2) The legal and judicial representation of the Agency shall

lie in the Chief Executive Officer.

(1)

The Minister responsible for the Agency may Advisory Board.

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 be

chaired by the Chief Executive Officer and shall consist of not less

than two and not more than four members appointed by the Minister

responsible for the Agency.

(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, Amendment to

immediately after the Agency "Public Administration – Human the

Administration

Resource Development Unit" there shall be added the following

Act.

"Malta Council

To support the Government in the

for Science and

commercialisation

of

activities

Technology

relating to science, technology,

Agency

research and innovation matters.".

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