SECTION 24

(1) Under the authority of a Director, the Department of Legislation shall be responsible for: - drafting bills land statutory instruments in civil, commercial, labour , traditional, criminal, administrative and financial matters, judicial procedure and organization; - giving legal opinion upon the request of Ministries and State organizations or institutions; - collecting and exploiting international conventions, Community Law instruments, as well as their integration into national laws; - collecting and exploiting jurisprudence - verifying the legal conformity of the Ministry’s commitments; - contributing to actions and activities meant for improving staff’s knowledge in matters of comparative law, in the Ministry’s spheres of influence; - carrying out all duties relating to comparative or foreign laws on behalf of the Ministry. (2) The Department of Legislation shall comprise: - the Sub-Department for Civil, Commercial, Labour and Traditional Legislation; - the Sub-Department for Criminal Legislation; - the Sub-Department for Administrative and Financial Legislation; - the Card Index and Filing Office SECTION I SUB-DEPARTMENT FOR CIVIL, COMMERCIAL, LABOUR AND TRADITIONAL LEGISLATION