7ASchedule 2—Departments

##### 7A Schedule 2—Departments (1) Where any Departments specified in Schedule 2 are abolished or any Departments are established in addition to or in lieu of the Departments specified in that Schedule, or an alteration is made in the name of any Department so specified, Schedule 2 shall be deemed to be amended in the following manner: (a) where any Department is abolished or another Department is established in lieu of any Department—by the omission of the reference to the Department which has been abolished or in lieu of which another Department has been established; (b) where any Department is established either in addition to or in lieu of any Department—by the addition of the name of the Department so established; and (c) where an alteration is made in the name of any Department—by a similar alteration of the name of the Department as appearing in that Schedule. (2) As soon as practicable after the occurrence of an event referred to in subsection (1), the Prime Minister shall cause a notice of the event to be published in the Gazette, specifying the date on which the event occurred.