Public Administration Act (Amendment of Third Schedule)

L.N. 146 of 2026

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ACT

(CAP. 595)

Public Administration Act (Amendment of Third Schedule)

(Amendment No. 2) Order, 2026

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 9 of the Public

Administration Act, the Prime Minister has made the following order:-

The title of this Order is the Public Administration Act

(Amendment of Third Schedule) (Amendment No. 2) Order, 2026 and

this order shall be read and construed as one with the Third Schedule

to Public Administration Act, hereinafter referred to as the "Third

Schedule".

In the Third Schedule, immediately after the item "Joint

Office Unit", there shall be added the following new item

"

Ten (10)

Head

Minister

No

Years

responsible

for veterinary

services

(a)

to

be

responsible for the

supervision,

administration,

financial obligations,

and control of the

National

Veterinary

Hospital;

(b)

to act as

the competent authority

responsible for the

supervision,

administration

and

observation

of

the

contract

for

the

operation

and

management of the

National

Veterinary

Hospital;

(c)

to ensure

that the hospital and its

services operate in

compliance

with

applicable

laws,

including regulations

and

applicable

professional standards

governing

veterinary

practice,

including

licensing,

public

administration,

occupational health and

safety, animal welfare,

and public service

management;

(d)

to ensure

that

the

National

Veterinary

Hospital

provides

accessible,

safe, and effective

veterinary services to

the

public,

in

compliance

with

obligations relating to

the

provision

of

emergency and critical

veterinary

care

available twenty-four

(24) hours a day,

including the provision

of an on-call service

and the maintenance of

appropriate triage and

referral systems;

(e)

to

facilitate

clinical

training and practical

learning opportunities

for

veterinary

and

animal care courses

offered by MCAST;

(f)

to make

available

qualified

veterinary professionals

and

specialists

to

support learning and

supervisory activities,

while ensuring that

such

educational

activities comply with

MCAST accreditation

and training standards

and do not compromise

animal care and welfare

or public safety;

(g)

to ensure

that

the

premises,

clinical

areas

and

equipment are properly

maintained and kept

safe, clean and fit for

their intended purpose.

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