Article 82: Allocation of portfolios to Ministers
Chapter VII - The Executive
1
Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, may, by directions in writing, assign to the Prime Minister or any other Minister responsibility for any business of the Government of Malta including the administration of any department of government.
2
Nothing in this article shall empower the President to confer on any Minister authority to exercise any power or to discharge any duty that is conferred or imposed by this Constitution or any other law on any person or authority other than that Minister.
Amendment History
1974 - Amended by Act LVIII of 1974
Legal Reference: LVIII.1974.35
Notes
This article outlines the process for assigning responsibilities to the Prime Minister and other Ministers, while also setting limitations on those assignments.