Section 6, NPRC DECREE N0.8 1992

(1) There is hereby established the Office of Chief Secretary of State. (2) The Chief Secretary of State shall be responsible for communicating the policy decisions and directives of the National Provisional Ruling Council to the Council of Secretaries and conveying the decisions of the Council of Secretaries to the National Provisional Ruling Council. (3) The Chief Secretary of State shall submit to the National Provisional Ruling Council regular reports from the Secretaries of State regarding the operations in their respective Departments of State. (4) The Chief Secretary of State shall be the co-ordinating Secretary who shall receive and collate regular reports from the Secretaries of State for submission to the Council regarding the work of their Departments and the implementation of the policies of the National Provisional Ruling Council and may submit to the Council proposals for legislative changes. No. 8 National Provisional Ruling Council (Establishment of Council of Secretaries) Decree 1992 3 (5) The Chief Secretary of State shall effect the publicity of, and cause notice of the policies of the Council to be circularised or communicated generally through the machinery of Government. (6) Whenever the Office of the Chief Secretary of State becomes vacant, or the person holding that Office dies, resigns, retires, is absent from Sierra Leone or is removed from Office or is for any other reason unable to perform the functions of his Office, the Chairman of the National Provisional Ruling Council shall appoint another person in his place from amongst members of the Council of Secretaries. [Margin: Functions of Secretary of State.]