Cap. 561 Art. 3Assignment to Ministers of statutory responsibilities through the Schedule.

(1) When the President, acting in accordance with article

82 of the Constitution, assigns to a Minister an area of responsibility identical to a consolidated area of responsibility as listed in the first column of the Schedule, that Minister shall:

(a) be regarded as the Minister to whom each related law refers by means of the statutory title set out in that law and listed in the third column of the Schedule against the consolidated area of responsibility in question; and

(b) assume the ministerial powers and duties assigned in that respect by the related law.

(2) Where an entry in the second column of the Schedule makes reference only to specific provisions or purposes of a related law, the ministerial powers and duties corresponding to that entry and assumed by the responsible Minister in terms of sub-article (1) shall be limited to those deriving from the specified provisions or purposes of the related law.

(3) Where -

(a) more than one law bears the same name, except in so far as the year of enactment may be concerned; and

(b) one or more such laws make reference to the same statutory title, the inclusion in the Schedule, with respect to that statutory title, of a reference to any one such law or to such laws in the plural shall be sufficient to enable the responsible Minister to assume, in terms of sub-article (1), the powers and duties assigned by all such laws with respect to that statutory title.

(4) Where -

(a) a Minister has, by virtue of sub-article (1), been assigned powers and duties pertaining to a statutory title that is set out in an Act and is listed in the Schedule; and

(b) a subsidiary law issued under that Act sets out or makes reference to the same statutory title, the Minister shall assume any powers and duties assigned by the subsidiary law with respect to that statutory title, without the need for the subsidiary law to be listed in the Schedule.

(5) Where more than one subsidiary law issued under the same Act sets out a statutory title which is not mentioned in that Act, the inclusion in the Schedule of one such subsidiary law with respect to that statutory title shall be sufficient to enable the responsible Minister to assume, in terms of sub-article (1), the powers and duties assigned by all such subsidiary laws with respect to that statutory title.