Constitution of the Kingdom of Swaziland, 2005 74. 75. 76. 77. eSwatini Secretary to Cabinet (1) There shall be a Secretary to the Cabinet who shall be the head of the public service and whose office shall be a public office. (2) The King, in appointing the Secretary to Cabinet, shall act on the advice of the Prime Minister after recommendation by the Civil Service Commission. (3) The Secretary to Cabinet shall, in addition to any other functions, which may be conferred by the Prime Minister or by any other law— (a) be chief adviser to the Prime Minister on management systems, structures and organization of Ministries; (b) review and monitor the overall performance of each Ministry in implementing Goverrnment policies and programmes, including the discharge by the Principal Secretaries of their functions; (c) have charge of Cabinet office and be responsible in accordance with the instructions given by the Prime Minister, for arranging the business and keeping the minutes of the Cabinet and for conveying decisions made in Cabinet to the appropriate authorities. Direction of Goverrnment departments (1) Where a Minister has been charged with the responsibility for any department of Goverrnment, the Minister shall be responsible for the policy and general direction and control over such department. (2) Two or more Goverrnment departments may be placed under the responsibility of one Minister. Principal Secretaries (1) The King shall appoint Principal Secretaries on a renewable five year contract on the advice of the Civil Service Commission. (2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, a Ministry or a department of the Goverrnment shall be under the supervision of a Principal Secretary whose office shall be a public office. Attorney-General (1) There shall be an Attorney-General for Swaziland whose office shall be a public office and who shall be appointed by the King acting on the recommendation of the Minister responsible for Justice after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission. (2) A person shall qualify to be appointed Attorney-General where that person qualifies for appointment as a Judge of the superior courts. (3) The Attorney-General shall— (a) be the principal legal adviser to the Goverrnment; (b) be ex-officio member of the Cabinet; and (c) represent chiefs in their official capacity in legal proceedings. (4) The Attorney-General shall, whenever requested so to do, advise the King on any matter of law including any matter relating to any function vested in the King by this Constitution or any other law. (5) Without prejudice to the general functions under subsection (3), the functions of the AttorneyGeneral shall be to— (a) draft and sign all Goverrnment Bills to be presented to Parliament; By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 30