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APPOINTMENT TO PUBLIC OFFICE AS ENSHRINED IN THE CONSTITUTION OF SIERRA LEONE
 (This Constitution shall be the supreme law of Sierra Leone and any other law found to be inconsistent with any provision of this Constitution shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void and of no effect)

 

Secretary to the President.

67. (1) There shall be a Secretary to the President who shall be appointed by the President at his sole discretion.

(2) The functions of the Secretary to the President shall include—

a. acting as the principal adviser to the President on Public Service matters;

b. the administration and management of the Office of the President, of which he shall also be Vote Controller;

c. the performance of all other functions assigned to him from time to time by the President.

(3) The office of Secretary to the President and the offices of members of his staff shall be public offices.

(4) Before assuming the functions of his office, the Secretary to the President shall take and subscribe to the oath as set out in the Third Schedule to this Constitution.

Secretary to the Cabinet.

68. (1) There shall be a Secretary to the Cabinet who shall be the Head of the Civil Service and whose office shall be a public office.

(2) The Secretary to the Cabinet shall be appointed by the President in consultation with the Public Service Commission.

(3) The functions of the Secretary to the Cabinet shall include—

a. having charge of the Cabinet Secretariat;

b. responsibility for arranging the business for, and keeping the minutes of, the Cabinet, and for conveying the decisions of the Cabinet to the appropriate person or authority, in accordance with such instructions as may be given to him by the President;

c. co-ordinating and supervising the work of all administrative heads of ministries and departments in the Public Service;

d. such other functions as the President may from time to time determine.

(4) The Secretary to the Cabinet shall not assume the duties of his office unless he has taken and subscribed to the oath as set out in the Third Schedule to this Constitution.

Secretary to the Vice-President.

69. (1) There shall be a Secretary to the Vice-President whose office shall be a public office.

(2) The Secretary to the Vice-President shall be appointed by the President in consultation with the Public Service Commission and shall, before assuming the functions of his office, take and subscribe to the oath as set out in the Third Schedule to this Constitution.

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