AI-assisted research summary: These regulations establish and continue the Ministry of Finance, set out its objects and purposes, exempt the Minister of Finance from section 21 of The Government Organization Act for work done by the Ministry, and state the regulations’ coming-into-force date.
1 MINISTRY OF FINANCE, 2007 G-5.1 REG 136 The Ministry of Finance Regulations, 2007 being Chapter G-5.1 Reg 136 (effective November 21, 2007) as amended by Saskatchewan Regulations 105/2008 and 38/2012. NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 G-5.1 REG 136 MINISTRY OF FINANCE, 2007 Table of Contents 1 Title 2 Ministry continued 3 Objects and purposes 4 No annual report required 5 Coming into force 3 MINISTRY OF FINANCE, 2007 G-5.1 REG 136 CHAPTER G-5.1 REG 136 The Government Organization Act Title 1 These regulations may be cited as The Ministry of Finance Regulations, 2007. Ministry continued 2 The department of the Government of Saskatchewan called the Department of Finance is continued as the Ministry of Finance. 30 Nov 2007 cG-5.1 Reg 136 s2. Objects and purposes 3 The objects and purposes of the Ministry of Finance are the following: (a) to provide the structure wherein and whereby the powers, responsibilities and functions of the Minister of Finance may be exercised and carried out; (b) to assist the Minister of Finance in carrying out the Minister’s powers, duties and functions, including the following: (i) the collection, management, control and accounting of public moneys and of the revenues, assets and expenditures of the Government of Saskatchewan; (ii) the management of the general revenue fund continued pursuant to The Financial Administration Act, 1993 and the public debt of Saskatchewan; (iii) the preparation of the estimates of the Government of Saskatchewan; (iv) the preparation of the public accounts of the Government of Saskatchewan; (v) the formulation and implementation of tax policy; (vi) the establishment, operation, administration and management of superannuation plans or benefits programs; (c) to provide administrative, financial and investment advice and services to: (i) ministries and agents of the Crown in right of Saskatchewan; and (ii) trust and pension funds that are created by statute or established by ministries or agents of the Crown in right of Saskatchewan; (d) to provide advice to ministries on the effective and efficient delivery of their programs; 4 G-5.1 REG 136 MINISTRY OF FINANCE, 2007 (e) to assist Treasury Board and the Investment Board in the performance of their duties; (f) to assist the Comptroller in the performance of the Comptroller’s duties; (g) Repealed. 1 Jne 2012 SR 38/2012 s2. 30 Nov 2007 cG-5.1 Reg 136 s3; 14 Nov 2008 SR 105/2008 s2; 1 Jne 2012 SR 38/2012 s2. No annual report required 4 Section 21 of The Government Organization Act does not apply to the Minister of Finance in connection with the work performed by the Ministry of Finance. 30 Nov 2007 cG-5.1 Reg 136 s4. Coming into force 5 These regulations come into force on November 21, 2007. 30 Nov 2007 cG-5.1 Reg 136 s5. REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN’S PRINTER Copyright©2012