There shall from time to time be appointed, under the State Sector Act 1988, a Secretary for the Environment who shall be the administrative head of the Ministry and who shall advise and assist the Minister in the performance of the Minister's functions.
This section was amended, as from 1 April 1988, by section 90(a) State Sector Act 1988 (1988 No 20) by substituting the reference to the “State Services Act 1962”
for a reference to the “State Sector Act 1988”
.