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Short Title
1Short title#
This Act may be cited as the Public Service Rearrangement and Transfer of Duties Act.note
Transfer of Functions and Amalgamation of Departments
2Transferring functions and combining departments#
The Governor in Council may
(a)transfer any powers, duties or functions or the control or supervision of any portion of the federal public administration from one minister to another, or from one department in, or portion of, the federal public administration to another; or
(b)amalgamate and combine any two or more departments under one minister and under one deputy minister.
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Substituting of Minister or Department
3Duties and powers of minister and department#
Where under this Act, or under any other lawful authority, any power, duty or function, or the control or supervision of any portion of the federal public administration, is transferred from one minister to another, or from one department in, or portion of, the federal public administration to another, the minister, department, or portion to whom or which the power, duty, function, control or supervision is transferred, and the appropriate officers of that department or portion, shall, in relation thereto, be substituted for and have and carry out the respective powers and duties that formerly belonged to or were to be carried out by the minister, department or portion and the respective officers of the department or portion from whom or which the power, duty, function, control or supervision is so transferred.note
Death of Minister
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