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Constitution of Tuvalu - Assignment of Ministerial Responsibilities

LAWS OF TUVALU

2008 REVISED EDITION

CAP. 1.02.2

ASSIGNMENT OF MINISTERIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES

MADE UNDER SECTION 75 OF THE CONSTITUTION^[1]

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The Governor-General, in the exercise of the powers conferred by section 75(1)(a) of the Constitution of Tuvalu, and acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister has assigned responsibility for the conduct of the following business of the Government to Ministers as follows —

OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Administration

Audit

Bilateral and Multilateral Organisation

Birth, Death and Marriage Registration

Cabinet and Parliament

Citizenship

Civil Service Management (Including Manpower Planning and Localisation)

Commonwealth Secretariat

Constitutional and Political Affairs

Coordination of Development Programmes

Coordination of Government Business

Defence and Security

Disaster Preparedness

Foreign Affairs

Housing Allocation

In-Service Training

International Whaling Commission (IWC)

Judiciary

Labour and Industrial Relations

Legal Affairs

Media

Meteorological Services

National Elections

Overseas Representatives

Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat

People's Lawyer's Office

Public Holidays

Public Sector Reform

Public Service Commission

Registration of Charities

Registration of Patent and Trade Marks

Religious Affairs

Resettlement

Secretariat of the South Pacific Commission (SPC)

Tuvalu Coat of Arms

United Nations

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, YOUTH AND SPORTS

Education

Language Board

Library and Archives

Museums

Pacific Regional Initiative in the Delivery of Basic Education (PRIDE)

Pre-Service Training

School Broadcasting

Sports and Recreational Activities

Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute (TMTI)

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)

University of the South Pacific

Youth Affairs

MINISTRY OF HEALTH

Dental Services

Environmental Health

Family Planning

Health Education

HIV/AIDS

Laboratory Services

Maternal Child Health Medical Curative

New Zealand Medical Scheme

Overseas Medical Treatment

Pharmacy

Population

Public Health

Radiology Services

Red Cross

Reproductive Health Services

Sanitation

Tuvalu Family Health Association (TuFHA)

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

World Health Organisation (WHO)

MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC PLANNING

Asset Management

Budget Management

Census statistics

Coinage

Customs Administration

Economic Planning

Exchange Control

Financial Planning and Management

Government Finance and Monetary Policy

Investment

Marketing

National Bank of Tuvalu

National Provident Fund

Philatelic Bureau

Postal Services

Registration of Companies and Small Business

Special Development Expenditure

Taxation

Trade

Treasury

Tuvalu Development Bank

Tuvalu Trust Fund

Vaiaku Lagi Hotel

Wreck and Salvage

MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

Agriculture and Livestock Development

Aquaculture

Conservation

Environment Exclusive Economic Zone

Fisheries

Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)

Forestry

Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)

Land and Survey

Mining

National Fishing Corporation of Tuvalu (NaFICOT)

Pacific Islands Applied Geosciences Commission (SOPAC)

Pacific Islands Climate Change Programme (PICCAP)

Sea Level Rise

South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Town and Urban Planning

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

Arms and Ammunition

Censorship

Culture

Explosives Falekaupule Trust Fund

Gaming and Lotteries

Immigration

Liquor Licensing

Local Government

Non-Government Organisation

Police, Prison and Fire Service

Rural and Urban Development

Search and Rescue

Social Welfare

Traffic

Waste Management

Women Affairs

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION, TRANSPORT AND TOURISM

Airfield

Civil Aviation

Information and Communication Technology

International Maritime Organisation (IMO)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Internet Service Provider

Marine Services

Ports and Harbours

Reef Passage

Ship Registration

Shipping

Tourism

Travel Agency

Tuvalu Telecommunication Corporation (TTC)

Tuvalu Top Level Domain (dot tv)

MINISTRY OF PUBLIC UTILITIES AND INDUSTRIES

Building Construction and Maintenance

Commercial and Industrial Development

Cooperative

Copra

Electrification of outer Islands

Energy

House Maintenance

Pricing Policy and Control (Price Control Board)

Public Works

Road Works

Tuvalu Electricity Corporation

Water Supply and Sewage

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¹ GN 34/2007, commencement 6 August 2007