Malta International Contemporary Art Space

L.N. 308 of 2018

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ACT

(CAP. 497)

Malta International Contemporary Art Space

(Establishment as an Agency) Order, 2018

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 Malta International Citation.

Contemporary Art Space (Establishment as an Agency) Order, 2018.

In this order, unless the context otherwise requires –

Interpretation.

''the Act'' means the Public Administration Act;

''Agency'' means the Malta International Contemporary Art

Space Agency established by means of this order;

''Agency Agreement'' means the Agreement as provided for in

article 9;

''Minister'' means the Minister responsible for culture;

''Permanent Secretary'' means the Permanent Secretary in the

Ministry responsible for culture.

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

International Contemporary Art Space Agency, which shall carry out of

International

the functions and duties of the public administration in the following Contemporary

Art Space

matters

Agency.

(a) strengthening and ensuring the achievement of the

highest quality in contemporary art;

(b) ensuring the setting up of a contemporary art space

and galleries and setting local and international exhibitions and

programmes;

(c) recommending policy changes and advise the

Minister in order to promote contemporary art;

(d) ensuring the effective promotion and education in

contemporary art;

(e) ensuring the adoption of effective approaches in order

to safeguard international recognition;

(f) ensuring the adoption of effective and timeliness of

strategies in order to ensure the conservation of artworks in the

art space;

(g) promoting and participating at EU level and

internationally;

(h) such other matters which are ancillary, incidental or

consequential to the matters stipulated in paragraphs (a) to (g) as

the Minister may from time to time determine; and

(i) the general regulation of its own procedures,

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

(1) The Minister responsible for the Agency shall be the

Minister responsible for culture.

(2) The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry responsible for

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

Provided that the Prime Minister may assign the

responsibility of the Agency to another Minister and its supervision to

the Permanent Secretary of that ministry.

(1) The Agency shall, in consultation with the Minister,

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

order to exercise its functions.

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

which is to be agreed upon in writing between the Permanent Secretary

and the Agency.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this order, the executive

conduct of the Agency, its administration, organization and the

administrative control of its officers and employees, shall be the

responsibility of the Chief Executive.

(2) The Chief Executive shall be responsible for the

implementation of the objectives of the MICAS Agency in the exercise

of its functions and under the guidance of the Advisory Board of the

MICAS Agency, he shall –

(a) assume 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 work of the units, divisions and

sections;

(d) develop and implement the necessary strategies for

the attainment of the objectives of the MICAS Agency; and

(e) perform such other duties as the MICAS Advisory

Board may assign to him from time to time.

(1) Public officers deployed with the Agency shall be Deployment of

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

and recruitment

the Act.

with the

Agency.

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

legislation, the Agency shall have authority to engage its own

employees.

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 Agency,

in which case the provisions of the Agency agreement shall prevail.

The operations of the Agency shall follow an Agency Other special

performance agreement which is to be agreed between the Permanent arrangements

applying to the

Secretary and the MICAS Agency. The provisions of article 40 of the Agency.

Act shall apply.

(1) The Minister shall establish an Advisory Board to Advisory Board.

develop and implement strategies and objectives of the MICAS

Agency and shall direct and support the Chief Executive Officer in the

discharge of his duties.

(2) The Advisory Board established under this article shall be

chaired by the Chairman and 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 Advisory Board

shall be in accordance with the directives and guidelines issued by the

Ministry from time to time.

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

immediately after the item "MEUSAC" there shall be added the Fourth

to the Act.

following

Agency

Function of the Agency

"Malta

To be responsible for strengthening

International

and ensuring the achievement of the

Contemporary

highest quality in contemporary art".

Art Space

Agency

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