Statutory Authorities (Delegation of Powers) Order (Cap. 24:01)

<!-- page 1 --> LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS Statutory Authorities Chap. 24:01 www.legalaffairs.gov.tt 75 STATUTORY AUTHORITIES (DELEGATION OF POWERS) ORDER *made under section 5(2) 1. This Order may be cited as the Statutory Authorities (Delegation of Powers) Order. 2. The Statutory Authorities Service Commission (hereinafter called “the Commission’), with the approval of the Prime Minister, hereby delegates to the authorities designated in the Schedules the powers set out in the said Schedules, respectively, subject to the provisions of the said Schedules.

FIRST SCHEDULE PORT AUTHORITY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 1. The powers delegated to the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago are as follows: (a) the power to make appointments (including acting appointments), to promote and to confirm appointments of persons to offices in the Authority; (b) the power to approve of the transfer or secondment of an officer in the service of the Authority to the service of another Authority, Body or Organisation with which the Authority has contractual relations in respect of the performance of functions vested in the Authority. 2. In the exercise of the powers hereby delegated, the Authority shall be guided by the regulations set out in Parts III and V of the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations in so far as they are applicable. 3. The Authority shall submit to the Statutory Authorities Service Commission once in every quarter, a report of the exercise of any of the powers hereby delegated. *See page 2 for Orders made under section 5(2). UNOFFICIAL VERSION UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2011 [Subsidiary] 131/1969. Citation. Delegations. 131/1969. Powers delegated. Appointments. Transfer and secondment. Regulations to apply. Report to Commission. LR.O.

<!-- page 2 --> LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt 76 Chap. 24:01 Statutory Authorities [Subsidiary] Statutory Authorities (Delegation of Powers) Order 134/1969. Delegation of power. Mode of exercise of power. Fines. Officers affected. Report to Commission.

SECOND SCHEDULE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE PORT AUTHORITY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 1. The power delegated to the General Manager of the Port Authority is as follows: The power to exercise disciplinary control in respect of any alleged act of misconduct or indiscipline prescribed in regulations 63 and 65 and in regulation 83(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (i) of the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations to the extent that the General Manager may charge an officer of the Authority with any offence prescribed as mentioned above and may impose, in respect of such misconduct or indiscipline, the penalty of a fine under regulation 110(1)(g) or of a reprimand under regulation 110(1)(f) of the said Regulations. 2. In the exercise of the power delegated by paragraph 1, the General Manager shall— (a) exercise the powers of the Commission under regulation 88(1) and regulation 90(6) and (7) of the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations; and (b) assign an officer of a grade higher than that of the officer charged with misconduct or indiscipline to be a disciplinary tribunal and that officer shall hear the evidence, find the facts and make a report thereon to the General Manager in accordance with the provisions respecting the functions and duties of a disciplinary tribunal as prescribed in the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations. 3. Any fine which the General Manager imposes under paragraph 1 shall not exceed an amount calculated on four days monthly to a maximum of three months. 4. The powers hereby delegated are in respect of officers in the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago. 5. The General Manager shall submit to the Commission once in every quarter, a report of the exercise of any of the powers hereby delegated. UNOFFICIAL VERSION UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2011

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THIRD SCHEDULE 132/1969. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ELECTRICITY COMMISSION 1. The powers delegated to the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Powers Commission are as follows: delegated. (a) the power to make appointments (including acting Appointments. appointments), to promote and to confirm appointments of persons to offices in the Commission; (b) the power to approve of the transfer or secondment of an officer in the service of the Commission to the service of another Authority, Body or Organisation with which the Commission has contractual relations in respect of the performance of functions vested in the Commission. 2. In the exercise of the powers hereby delegated, the Commission shall be guided by the Regulations set out in Parts III and V of the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations, in so far as they are applicable. 3. The Commission shall submit to the Statutory Authorities Service Commission once in every quarter, a report of the exercise of any of the powers hereby delegated.

FOURTH SCHEDULE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ELECTRICITY COMMISSION 1. The power delegated to the General Manager of the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission is as follows: The power to exercise disciplinary control in respect of any alleged act of misconduct or indiscipline prescribed in regulations 63 and 65 and in regulation 83(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (i) of the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations, to the extent that the General Manager may charge an officer of the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission with any offence prescribed as mentioned above and may impose, in respect of such misconduct or indiscipline, the penalty of a fine under regulation 110(1)(g) or of a reprimand under regulation 110(1)(f) of the said Regulations. UNOFFICIAL VERSION UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2011 Transfer and secondment. Regulations to apply. Report to Commission. 133/1969. Delegation of power. LR.O.

<!-- page 4 --> LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt 78 Chap. 24:01 Statutory Authorities [Subsidiary] Statutory Authorities (Delegation of Powers) Order Mode of 2. In the exercise of the power delegated by paragraph 1, the General exercise of Manager shall— power. (a) exercise the powers of the Commission under regulation 88(1) and regulation 90(6) and (7) of the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations; and (b) assign an officer of a grade higher than that of the officer charged with misconduct or indiscipline to be a disciplinary tribunal and that officer shall hear the evidence, find the facts and make a report thereon to the General Manager in accordance with the provisions respecting the functions and duties of a disciplinary tribunal as prescribed in the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations. Fines. 3. Any fine which the General Manager imposes under paragraph 1 shall not exceed an amount calculated on four days monthly to a maximum of three months. Officers 4. The powers hereby delegated are in respect of officers in the Trinidad affected. we Lo and Tobago Electricity Commission. Report to 5. The General Manager shall submit to the Commission once in every Commission. quarter, a report of the exercise of any of the powers hereby delegated. 258/1971. FIFTH SCHEDULE BOARD OF THE WATER AND SEWERAGE AUTHORITY Delegation of 1. The powers delegated to the Board of the Water and Sewerage powers. Authority are as follows: Acting (a) (i) the power to appoint persons to act as officers or appointments. servants of the Authority whether or not any such acting appointment is a prelude to a substantive appointment; (ii) in the exercise of the power delegated by this subparagraph, the Authority shall apply the provisions of regulation 25 of the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations and the provisions of regulation 24 or regulation 26 of the said Regulations, as may be appropriate; UNOFFICIAL VERSION UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2011

<!-- page 5 --> LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt Statutory Authorities Chap. 24:01 719 Statutory Authorities (Delegation of Powers) Order [Subsidiary] (b) (i) the power to appoint persons to be officers or servants Appointments. of the Authority and to confirm such persons in their appointments; (ii) in the exercise of the power delegated by this subparagraph, the Authority shall apply the provisions of regulation 14 of the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations and the provisions of regulation 12 or regulation 15 of the said Regulations, as may be appropriate; (c) (i) the power to promote the officers and servants of the Promotion. Authority; (ii) in the exercise of the power delegated by this subparagraph, the Authority shall apply the provisions of regulation 18 of the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations and, where appropriate, regulation 19 of the said Regulations; (d) the power to approve of the transfer or secondment of an Transfer and officer in the service of the Authority to the service of S°ondment. another Authority, Body or Organisation with which the Authority has contractual relations in respect of the performance of functions vested in the Authority; (e) the power to grant annual increments; Granting of : foe ye . increments. (f) the power to exercise disciplinary control in respect of any Discipline. alleged act of misconduct or indiscipline prescribed in regulations 63 and 65 and in regulation 83(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (i) of the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations, to the extent that the Authority may charge an officer or servant of the Water and Sewerage Authority with any offence prescribed as mentioned above and may impose in respect of such misconduct or indiscipline, any of the penalties specified in regulation 110(1)(d), (e), (f) or (g) of the said Regulations. 2. (1) In the exercise of the powers delegated by paragraph 1(a), Mode of (b), (c), (d) and (e), the Authority shall be guided by the regulations set powers, of out in Parts III, IV and V of the Statutory Authorities Service Commission , Regulations in so far as they are applicable. (2) In the exercise of the power delegated by paragraph 1(f), the Authority shall— (a) exercise the power of the Commission under regulation 88(1) and regulation 90(6) and (7) of the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations; and UNOFFICIAL VERSION LR.O. UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2011

<!-- page 6 --> MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO www.legalaffairs.gov.tt 80 Chap. 24:01 Statutory Authorities [Subsidiary] Statutory Authorities (Delegation of Powers) Order (b) appoint a disciplinary tribunal comprising one or more officers of a grade higher than the officer charged with misconduct or indiscipline, to hear the evidence, find the facts and make a report thereon to the Authority in accordance with the provisions respecting the functions and duties of a disciplinary tribunal as prescribed in the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations. Report to. 3. The Authority shall submit to the Commission once in every quarter Commission. 4 report on the exercise of any powers hereby delegated. 176/1970. Delegation of powers. Acting appointments. Appointments. Promotions.

SIXTH SCHEDULE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 1. The powers delegated to the Industrial Development Corporation are as follows: (a) (b) (c) (i) the power to appoint persons to act as officers or servants of the Corporation whether or not any such acting appointment is a prelude to a substantive appointment; (ii) in the exercise of the power delegated by this subparagraph, the Corporation shall apply the provisions of regulation 25 of the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations and the provisions of regulation 24 or regulation 26 of the said Regulations, as may be appropriate; (i) the power to appoint persons to be officers or servants of the Corporation and to confirm such persons in their appointments; (ii) in the exercise of the power delegated by this subparagraph, the Corporation shall apply the provisions of regulation 14 of the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations and the provisions of regulation 12 or regulation 15 of the said Regulations, as may be appropriate; (i) the power to promote the officers and servants of the Corporation; UNOFFICIAL VERSION UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2011

<!-- page 7 --> LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt Statutory Authorities Chap. 24:01 81 Statutory Authorities (Delegation of Powers) Order [Subsidiary] (ii) in the exercise of the power delegated by this subparagraph, the Corporation shall apply the provisions of regulation 18 of the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations and, where appropriate, regulation 19 of the said Regulations; (d) the power to transfer an officer or servant of the Corporation Transfer. from an office in a grade to a similar office in the same grade with no alteration in his remuneration and this power shall be exercised subject to the provisions of regulation 29 of the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations that require notice to be given to such officer or servant and whereby such officer or servant may make representations to the Commission; (e) (i) the power to exercise disciplinary control in respect of Discipline. any alleged act of misconduct prescribed in regulations 63, 65 and 83 of the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations or indiscipline, to the extent that the Corporation may charge an officer or servant with any offence as mentioned above and may impose in respect of such misconduct or indiscipline any of the penalties specified in regulation 110 of the said Regulations; (ii) in the exercise of the power delegated by this subparagraph, the Corporation shall exercise the powers of the Commission under regulation 88(1) and regulation 90(6) and (7) of the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations and shall appoint a disciplinary tribunal comprising one or more officers of a grade higher than that of the officer charged with misconduct or indiscipline to hear the evidence, find the facts and make a report thereon to the Corporation in accordance with the provisions respecting the functions and duties of a disciplinary tribunal as prescribed in the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations. 2. The Corporation shall submit to the Commission once in every Report to quarter a report on the exercise of any of the powers hereby delegated. Commission. 3. The powers hereby delegated are in respect of all the officers and Officers servants of the Corporation. affected. UNOFFICIAL VERSION LR.O. UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2011

<!-- page 8 --> LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt 82 Chap. 24:01 Statutory Authorities [Subsidiary] Statutory Authorities (Delegation of Powers) Order 23/1980. SEVENTH SCHEDULE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE CORPORATION Delegation of 1. The power delegated to the Public Service Transport Corporation is Power. as follows: Applications for The power to invite applications for appointments to vacant posts, to appointment. interview applicants and to submit a short list with firm recommendations to the Commission. Regulations to 2. The exercise of the power hereby delegated to the Corporation shall apply. be guided by the regulations set out in Parts III and V of the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations in so far as they are applicable. 24/1980. EIGHTH SCHEDULE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE CORPORATION Delegation of 1. The power delegated to the General Manager of the Public Transport Power. Service Corporation is as follows: Discipline. The power to exercise disciplinary control in respect of any alleged act of misconduct or indiscipline prescribed, in regulations 63 and 65 and in regulation 83(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (i) of the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations to the extent that the General Manager may charge an officer of the Authority with any offence prescribed as aforesaid and may impose, in respect of such misconduct or indiscipline, the penalty of a fine under subregulation (g) or of a reprimand under regulation 110(1)(f) of the said Regulations. Mode of 2. In the exercise of the power delegated under paragraph 1, the General exercise of Manager shall— powers. (a) exercise the powers of the Commission under regulation 88(1) and regulation 90(6) and (7) of the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations; (b) assign an officer of a grade higher than that of the officer charged with misconduct or indiscipline to be a disciplinary tribunal and that officer shall hear the evidence, find the facts and make a report thereon to the General Manager in accordance with the provisions respecting the functions and duties of a disciplinary tribunal as prescribed in the Statutory Authorities Service Commission Regulations. UNOFFICIAL VERSION UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2011

<!-- page 9 --> LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt Statutory Authorities Chap. 24:01 83 Statutory Authorities (Delegation of Powers) Order [Subsidiary] 3. Any fine which the General Manager imposes under paragraph | Fines. shall not exceed an amount calculated on four days per month to a maximum of three months. 4. The powers hereby delegated are in respect of officers in the Public Ore Transport Service Corporation. anected 5. The General Manager shall submit to the Commission once in every Report to : Commission. quarter, a report of the exercise of any of the powers hereby delegated. UNOFFICIAL VERSION LR.O. UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2011