PROJECT GREEN AGENCY (ESTABLISHMENT AS AN AGENCY) ORDER

PROJECT GREEN AGENCY (ESTABLISHMENT AS AN

AGENCY)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 595.44

PROJECT GREEN AGENCY (ESTABLISHMENT AS

AN AGENCY) ORDER

1st January, 2023

LEGAL NOTICE 367 of 2022.

The title of this order is the Project Green (Establishment

as an Agency) Order.

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 duties

(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

PROJECT GREEN AGENCY (ESTABLISHMENT AS AN

AGENCY)

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

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

Act

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

The operations of the Agency shall be carried out in

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

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

PROJECT GREEN AGENCY (ESTABLISHMENT AS AN

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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.