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The Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order 1988
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Assignment of responsibilities to members of Executive Council.
12.—(1) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4) of this section, the Governor, acting after full consultation with and on the advice of the Chief Minister, may by directions in writing assign to any member of the Executive Council responsibility for the conduct (subject to the provisions of this Constitution and of any other law) of any business of the Government of the Islands, including responsibility for the administration of any department of government.
(2) In exercising his functions under subsection (1) of this section, the Governor shall act in accordance with the advice given to him by the Chief Minister unless he is instructed by a Secretary of State to do otherwise.
(3) A member of the Executive Council shall not be charged with responsibility under this section for any of the matters mentioned in section 13(1) of this Constitution.
(4) Responsibility for finance shall be assigned to the Financial Secretary.
(5) A member of the Executive Council charged with responsibility for any matter in pursuance of this section shall exercise his responsibility in accordance with the policies of the Government as determined by the Executive Council and in accordance with the principle of the collective responsibility of the members of the Executive Council for the policies and decisions of the Government.
(6) The Governor, acting in his discretion, may at any time call for any official papers or seek any official information or advice which is available to a member of the Executive Council with respect to any matter for which that member is charged with responsibility in pursuance of this section.
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