Cap. 600 Art. 4Corporate plan.

(1) The Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Authority shall take such steps as are necessary to ensure that they present to the Minister a proposed corporate plan for the Authority for three years of operation, which plan shall be reviewed by the end of October of each year.

(2) The proposed corporate plan shall be in a form approved by the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry for Gozo, and shall include:

(a) the Authority’s strategic objectives together with its broad plans for achieving them;

(b) the Authority’s plans for programme management and overseeing the implementation of the Gozo Regional Development Strategy, the carrying out of regional impact assessment studies, and financial and human resources;

(c) the Authority’s main undertakings;

(d) the information to be provided by the Authority to the Minister during the three year period;

(e) a business and financial plan containing such information as the Minister may require;

(f) the key performance indicators of the Authority;

(g) the management and application of regulatory powers provided under an instrument of delegation by the Minister; and

(h) such other matters as may be agreed upon by the Permanent Secretary and the Minister from time to time.

(3) The Permanent Secretary shall, within fourteen days of receiving the proposed corporate plan, submit it with any modifications proposed by him to the Minister with a recommendation in writing from him for its approval by the Minister.

(4) The corporate plan may be modified at any time by the Authority with the approval of the Permanent Secretary and the Minister.

(5) The Authority shall act only in accordance with the corporate plan unless it has obtained the written approval of the Minister and the Permanent Secretary to do otherwise.