LAWS OF TUVALU

2008 Revised Edition

CAP. 1.02.2

ASSIGNMENT OF MINISTERIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES

MADE UNDER SECTION 75 OF THE CONSTITUTION

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The Governor-General, in the exercise of the powers conferred by section 75(1)(a) of the Constitution of Tuvalu, and acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister has assigned responsibility for the conduct of the following business of the Government to Ministers as follows — 

OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

Administration 

Audit 

Bilateral and Multilateral Organisation 

Birth, Death and Marriage Registration 

Cabinet and Parliament 

Citizenship 

Civil Service Management (Including Manpower Planning and Localisation) 

Commonwealth Secretariat 

Constitutional and Political Affairs 

Coordination of Development Programmes 

Coordination of Government Business 

Defence and Security 

Disaster Preparedness 

Foreign Affairs 

Housing Allocation 

In-Service Training 

International Whaling Commission (IWC) 

Judiciary 

Labour and Industrial Relations 

Legal Affairs 

Media 

Meteorological Services 

National Elections 

Overseas Representatives 

Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat 

People's Lawyer's Office 

Public Holidays 

Public Sector Reform 

Public Service Commission 

Registration of Charities 

Registration of Patent and Trade Marks 

Religious Affairs 

Resettlement 

Secretariat of the South Pacific Commission (SPC) 

Tuvalu Coat of Arms 

United Nations 

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, YOUTH AND SPORTS 

Education 

Language Board 

Library and Archives 

Museums 

Pacific Regional Initiative in the Delivery of Basic Education (PRIDE) 

Pre-Service Training 

School Broadcasting 

Sports and Recreational Activities 

Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute (TMTI) 

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) 

University of the South Pacific 

Youth Affairs 

MINISTRY OF HEALTH 

Dental Services 

Environmental Health 

Family Planning 

Health Education 

HIV/AIDS 

Laboratory Services 

Maternal Child Health Medical Curative 

New Zealand Medical Scheme 

Overseas Medical Treatment 

Pharmacy 

Population 

Public Health 

Radiology Services 

Red Cross 

Reproductive Health Services 

Sanitation 

Tuvalu Family Health Association (TuFHA) 

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) 

World Health Organisation (WHO) 

MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC PLANNING 

Asset Management 

Budget Management 

Census statistics 

Coinage 

Customs Administration 

Economic Planning 

Exchange Control 

Financial Planning and Management 

Government Finance and Monetary Policy 

Investment 

Marketing 

National Bank of Tuvalu 

National Provident Fund 

Philatelic Bureau 

Postal Services 

Registration of Companies and Small Business 

Special Development Expenditure 

Taxation 

Trade 

Treasury 

Tuvalu Development Bank 

Tuvalu Trust Fund 

Vaiaku Lagi Hotel 

Wreck and Salvage 

MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 

Agriculture and Livestock Development 

Aquaculture 

Conservation 

Environment Exclusive Economic Zone 

Fisheries 

Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) 

Forestry 

Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) 

Land and Survey 

Mining 

National Fishing Corporation of Tuvalu (NaFICOT) 

Pacific Islands Applied Geosciences Commission (SOPAC) 

Pacific Islands Climate Change Programme (PICCAP)

Sea Level Rise

South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) 

Town and Urban Planning

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS 

Arms and Ammunition 

Censorship 

Culture 

Explosives Falekaupule Trust Fund 

Gaming and Lotteries 

Immigration 

Liquor Licensing 

Local Government 

Non-Government Organisation 

Police, Prison and Fire Service 

Rural and Urban Development 

Search and Rescue 

Social Welfare 

Traffic 

Waste Management 

Women Affairs 

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION, TRANSPORT AND TOURISM 

Airfield 

Civil Aviation 

Information and Communication Technology 

International Maritime Organisation (IMO) 

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 

Internet Service Provider 

Marine Services 

Ports and Harbours 

Reef Passage 

Ship Registration 

Shipping 

Tourism 

Travel Agency 

Tuvalu Telecommunication Corporation (TTC) 

Tuvalu Top Level Domain (dot tv) 

MINISTRY OF PUBLIC UTILITIES AND INDUSTRIES 

Building Construction and Maintenance 

Commercial and Industrial Development 

Cooperative 

Copra 

Electrification of outer Islands 

Energy 

House Maintenance 

Pricing Policy and Control (Price Control Board) 

Public Works 

Road Works 

Tuvalu Electricity Corporation 

Water Supply and Sewage