Imperial Government Act 2015
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Act 28
This Act of Council hereby establishes a Cabinet Office to improve the management of the Imperial Government.
Section 1
- a) The Cabinet Office is established as a department of the Imperial Government. The Cabinet Office is responsible for providing administrative services to the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Cabinet. It is also responsible for co-ordinating any collaborative efforts between multiple government departments, and for any areas of government business not covered by other departments.
- b) The Cabinet Office is exempt from the Government Ministries Act 2013 paragraph 1, and thus may not be known as a Ministry. It shall be led by the Prime Minister, considered appointed by themselves under Article IX Subsection 3 of the Supreme Directive. The Prime Minister shall not hold the title of Minister of the Cabinet Office.
- c) The Headquarters of the Imperial Government created by the National Government Act 2014 is replaced by the physical location of the Cabinet Office.
Section 2
- a) The Imperial Government may alternatively be known as His Majesty's Imperial Government if the Monarch is male, or Her Majesty's Imperial Government if the Monarch is female.
- b) The Office of State and all permanent (i.e. non-Ministerial) staff employed by government departments shall collectively be known as the Imperial Civil Service, alternatively His Majesty's Imperial Civil Service if the Monarch is male or Her Majesty's Imperial Civil Service if the Monarch is female. The Lord/Lady Chancellor shall be considered the head of the Imperial Civil Service. Thus, the Imperial Government can be considered to be comprised of the Cabinet and the Imperial Civil Service. Though this would make the Office of State a part of the Imperial Government, the Office of State is not to be answerable to the Prime Minister or any government department, instead being answerable only to the Ruling Council and the Monarch.
- c) All members of the Imperial Civil Service may be referred to as civil servants. Civil servants, except for those belonging to the Office of State, are expected to enact the policies of the ministers above them, doing so with complete impartiality.
- d) The highest-ranking civil servant at the Cabinet Office is to be an official known as the Cabinet Secretary. The Cabinet Secretary is appointed by the Prime Minister and must be approved by the Lord/Lady Chancellor. The Cabinet Secretary shall be considered the second-highest-ranking member of the Imperial Civil Service.
- e) The Cabinet is hereby required to meet at least once per month. Each meeting of the Cabinet shall have an Agenda which must be approved and signed by the Prime Minister. Meetings of the Cabinet can be chaired by either the Prime Minister, or the Cabinet Secretary with the Prime Minister's approval.
Section 3
- a) Reaffirming what is declared in the Supreme Directive, all references to the Prime Minister in this and all other legislation can be taken to mean the Deputy Prime Minister if the Prime Minister is not available, unless the legislation states or implies otherwise.
Written by HIM Emperor Adam I
PASSED BY COUNCIL
8 in favour
4 not present
Signed,
Adamus Primus Imperator
7th November 2015 18:08
VII.XI.MMXV
CCIX.III.ADAMVS I