Project Green Agency (Establishment as an Agency) Order, 2022

L.N. 367 of 2022

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ACT

(CAP. 595)

Project Green Agency (Establishment as an Agency) Order, 2022

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 26 of the

Public Administration Act, the Prime Minister has made the following

(1)

The title of this order is the Project Green

(Establishment as an Agency) Order, 2022.

(2)

This order shall come into force on 1st January 2023.

In this order, unless the context otherwise requires

"Act" means the Public Administration Act;

"Agency" means Project Green established by article 3;

"Agreement" means the Agency Agreement as provided in

article 7;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for Project

Green;

"Permanent Secretary" means the Permanent Secretary in

the Ministry responsible for Project Green.

There shall be an Agency, to be known as Project Green,

which shall carry out the functions and duties of the public

administration as stipulated in article 4.

(1)

The Agency shall have the following functions and

(a) to implement environmental projects and projects

which provide for the embellishment and creation of green

spaces and to ensure the attainment of the necessary permits for

their implementation;

(b) to distribute information, educate and develop

strategies on the importance of green spaces;

(c)

to develop and implement plans and programmes for

the embellishment and creation of green spaces;

(d) to provide administrative support services in relation

to environmental projects and projects providing for the

embellishment and creation of green spaces including in urban

areas;

(e) to identify and make use of external sources of

financing to assist in the implementation of policy, plans and

programmes referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) and other

policies and plans as approved by the Minister;

(f) to enhance and build strong relationships with

governmental

and

non-governmental

environmental

organisations, local and regional councils as well as with third

parties that may have an interest in the implementation of

environmental projects including in urban spaces;

(g) to provide maintenance services and other ancillary

services so as to safeguard the embellishment of green spaces;

(h)

to carry out any other functions related to the

embellishment and creation of green spaces which may, from

time to time, be decided by the Minister.

(2) The functions and duties of the Agency shall be executed in

co-ordination with government entities and authorities and in the case

of projects on a national or European level, with the person or

authority that may, from time to time, be the responsible competent

authority for the said functions.

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry responsible for Permanent

Project Green shall supervise the Agency in terms of article 29 of the Secretary

responsible for

Project Green.

Provided that the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry

responsible for Project Green may be assisted in such supervision by

another Permanent Secretary in accordance with the proviso to article

14(6) of the Act.

The Agency shall be subject to the provisions of Title 2 of Agency to be

subject to the

Part III of the Act and shall be regulated by the said provisions.

Act.

The operations of the Agency shall be carried out in Agreement.

accordance with an Agreement to be agreed upon between the

Permanent Secretary and the Agency.

(1)

Subject to the other provisions of this order, the Chief Executive

Officer.

executive conduct of the Agency, its administration and organisation

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

the responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer, who shall be

appointed by the Minister.

(2) The Chief Executive Officer 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 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 Agency; and

(e) perform such other duties as the Minister responsible

may assign to him from time to time.

(1) The public officers deployed with the Agency shall

be deemed to be detailed with the Agency in accordance with article

33 of the Act.

(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

Public Finance Management Act unless otherwise stated in the

Agreement, in which case the provisions of the Agreement shall

prevail.

In the Fourth Schedule to the Act, immediately after the

item "International Protection Agency" there shall be added the

following new item

"Project Green

To implement and execute

environmental projects and projects

which provide for the embellishment

and creation of green spaces".

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