Public Administration Act

L.N. 108 of 2017

Public Administration Act

(Cap. 497)

Public Administration Act

(Amendment of Second Schedule) Order, 2017

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 8 of the

Public Administration Act, the Prime Minister has made the

following order

This title of this order is Public Administration Act

(Amendment of Second Schedule) Order, 2017, and this order shall

be read and construed as one with the Second Schedule of the Public

Administration Act, hereinafter referred to as "the Second Schedule".

The Second Schedule to the Public Administration Act

shall be substituted by the following

"Second Schedule

Departments

(Article 8)

In each part of this Schedule departments are listed in alphabetical

order according to the functional element of their title (Social

Security rather than Department of Social Security).

Part I

Departments other than those not subject to ministerial control

Other offices with

Equivalent

Function of the

Head of

Department

statutory powers

title at law

department

department

(article 10)

(article 10)

Department of

Director (Active

To implement the

Active Ageing

Ageing and

National Active

and

Community

Ageing, the National

Community

Care)

Dementia Strategy as

Care

well as all services for

older persons both at

community and

residential basis on a

national level.

Benefit Fraud

Director

To investigate fraud

Director

and

by individuals

(Benefit Fraud

responsible

Investigation

receiving benefits and

and

for the

Department

Investigation)

Benefit Fraud

allowances payable

and

under the Social

Investigation

Security Act

Department

Cabinet Office

Secretary to the

To support the

Cabinet

workings of Cabinet

Department of

Director

To provide fire-

Civil

(Civil

fighting and rescue

Protection

Protection)

services and take

protective action

against natural,

industrial and other

emergencies

Commerce

Director

Comptroller

To monitor and

Department

General

of Industrial

provide assistance to

(Commerce)

Property

small enterprises and

craft industries, and to

Director of

regulate intellectual

Trade

property and trade

Director of

Industry

Department of

Director

To regulate, monitor,

Contracts

manage and approve

General

Head of the

(Contracts)

Department

contracts issued by

of Contracts

Government

departments

B

Courts of

Director General

To support and

Justice

(Courts)

facilitate the

Department

administration of

Director

Director,

justice

(Civil Courts

Civil Courts

and Civil

and Tribunals

Tribunals,

Registrar,

Malta)

Civil Courts

and Tribunals

Director

Director,

(Criminal

Criminal

Courts and

Courts and

Criminal

Tribunals

Tribunals,

Registrar,

Malta)

Criminal

Courts and

Tribunals

Director

Director,

(Gozo Courts

Gozo Courts

and

and Tribunals

Tribunals)

Registrar,

Gozo Courts

and Tribunals

Customs

Director General

Commis-

To collect customs

Department

(Customs)

sioner for

and excise duties and

Revenue

curb illegal imports

while facilitating

Comptroller

trade

of Customs

Economic

Director General

To provide expert

Policy

(Economic Policy)

advice and assistance

Department

to Government in the

formulation of

economic policy and

the management of

economic activity

Fisheries and

Director

To promote, develop

Aquaculture

General

and regulate

Department

(Fisheries and

aquaculture

Aquaculture)

Department of

Director

Press

To provide the public

Information

(Information)

Registrar

with up-to-date,

comprehensive and

meaningful

information on

Government policies,

services and

activities, and on

matters which may be

of public interest.

Inland

Director General

Commis-

To administer fiscal

Revenue

(Inland Revenue)

sioner for

legislation in relation

Department

Revenue

to income and other

taxes

Department of

Director

To coordinate,

Justice

(Justice)

support and supervise

the functions of all

areas in the Justice

sector.

Local

Director

Director

To support and

Government

(Local Government

responsible

monitor activities of

Department

Monitoring and

for Local

the Local Councils

Support)

Councils

People and

Director General

To provide a

Standards

(People and Standards)

framework that

Department

enables ministries and

departments to plan

for their human

resources efficiently

and for the

management of the

people relations and

wellbeing, to manage

corporate human

resources data

systems, resourcing

and compliance to

directives and

procedures, to

establish and ensure

adherence to the

levels of good quality

and standards, and be

in charge of strategic

human resource

management, and lead

and coordinate

industrial relations

Malta Police

Commissioner of

Principal

To preserve peace and

Force

Police

Immigration

order, to detect and

Officer

investigate offences,

and to prosecute

offenders; to control

immigration into

Malta

Probation and

Director

Director of

To help ensure social

Parole

(Probation and Parole)

Probation

stability in Maltese

Services

society by

contributing to

minimise the

frequency of crime

and by ensuring the

re-integration of

offenders into society,

through probation,

parole and victim

support services

B

Rural

Director General

To promote and

Development

(Rural Development)

develop farming and

Department

regulate the upkeep of

Director

Director of

public gardens

(Agriculture)

Agriculture

Department of

Director General

To administer the

Social Security

(Social Security)

social security

(contributory and

non-contributory)

scheme and provide

timely financial

assistance and other

social benefits,

pensions and

allowances to eligible

applicants

Social Welfare

To regulate the

Director

Director of

Standards

(Social Welfare

the

welfare sector and

Department

Standards)

Department

ensure that the

responsible

providers of social

for social

welfare services

comply with set

welfare

standards

Superin-

Superintendent

Superintenden

To regulate and

tendence

of Public Health

t of Public

safeguard public

of Public

Health

health and to regulate

Health

the provision of health

care by both public

and private sector

providers

Tax

Head

To curb tax evasion

Compliance

(Tax Compliance Unit)

Unit

Treasury

Accountant

Accountant

To maintain a uniform

Department

General

General

accounting system

across Government

departments;

supervise, monitor

and report on all

Government financial

transactions and

manage Public Debt.

VAT

Director General

Commis-

To ensure that all

Department

(VAT)

sioner for

persons performing an

Revenue

economic activity for

a consideration duly

register under the

VAT Act, and collect

dues

Works and

Director

Director of

To design, plan and

Infrastructure

General (Works

Public Works

carry out public

Department

and

infrastructure works

Superin-

and projects.

Infrastructure)

tendent of

Public Works

To provide ancillary

building projects

services,

manufacturing

services, public

cleansing services and

a regulatory

framework for the

building construction

industry

Part II

Departments not subject to ministerial control

Other offices

with

Head of

Equivalent title at

Function of the

Department

statutory

department

law (article 10)

department

powers

(article 10)

Electoral

Chief Electoral

To support the

Office

Commissioner

Electoral Commission

in the exercise of its

functions

Internal

Director

Director, Internal

To conduct internal

Audit and

General

Audit and

audits and

Investigations

investigations under

(Internal Audit

Investigations

Department

and

Directorate

the Internal Audit and

Investigations)

Financial

Investigations Act

Office of the

Secretary to the

To support the

President

Presidency

President in the

fulfilment of his

constitutional duties

Office of the

Executive

Executive Secretary to

To support the Public

Public Service

Secretary,

the Commission

Service Commission

Commission

Public Service

in the exercise of its

Commission

functions

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