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 The permanent secretaries of all ministries shall be the commanders of and be responsible for the work of their ministries, and all the powers and duties which the law provides to be the powers of the ministers shall become the powers of the permanent secretaries, and they shall, in performing public services, be directly subject to the Head of the Revolutionary Council or the person authorised by the Head of the Revolutionary Council. As regards any public services which are not routine services as usual or which give rise to problems, or deal with the policy, or concern another ministry, the permanent secretary of the [relevant] ministry shall apply, through the head of a directorate, to the Head of the Revolutionary Council for his ruling. As regards military public servants, [such application] shall be made through the Head of the Military Directorate. As regards civil public servants, it shall be made through the Head of the Civil Directorate.

The persons holding the positions of directors, secretaries general, deputy directors, deputy secretaries general, assistant directors, and assistant secretaries general on the 17th day of November 2514, who are political public servants attached to public bodies under the Office of the Prime Minister, shall remain in their positions. And the heads of the public bodies under the Office of the Prime Minister who are political public servants, and the Secretary General of the National Economic Development Council, shall, in performing public services, be directly subject to the Head of the Revolutionary Council or the person authorised by the Head of the Revolutionary Council.