REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON PEACE – WORK – FATHERLAND
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC,
Mindful of the Constitution;
Mindful of Law 2019/7 of 25 April 2019 to lay down rules governing national orders;
Mindful of Decree No. 2011/412 of 9 December 2011 to reorganize the Presidency of the Republic,
HEREBY DECREES AS FOLLOWS:
Chapter I
General Provisions
Article 1: This decree relates to the reorganization of the Grand Chancellery of National Orders.
Article 2: The Grand Chancellery of National Orders shall be under the authority of a Grand Chancellor of National Orders, appointed by decree of the President of the Republic.
Article 3: The Grand Chancellor shall:
- preside over Councils of the Orders and Commissions;
- administer the Orders and Medals;
- propose to the Councils of Orders and Commissions of Medals disciplinary action to be taken against members of various Orders and Medals;
- award insignia of Commander and Grand Officer of the Order of Valour, as well as the insignia of Grand Cordon of the Cameroon Order of Merit where the Head of State is unavoidably absent;
- award the Grand Cordon of the Order of Valour to the Head of State;
- sign certificates of Officer and Knight of the Order of Valour; Knight, Officer and Commander of the Cameroon Order of Merit as well as other medals, in particular the Agricultural Order of Merit, Sports Order of Merit, Medal of Valiancy, Medal of Merit of the Forces of Law and Order;
- submit the lists of personalities recommended by Councils and Commissions to the Head of State for approval.
Article 4: For the purposes of its mandate, the Grand Chancellery of National Orders shall have:
- a Private Secretariat;
- a Secretariat General.
Chapter II
Private Secretariat
Article 5: Under the authority of a Head of Secretariat, the Private Secretariat shall be responsible for the private affairs of the Grand Chancellor.
Chapter III
Secretariat General of the Grand Chancellery
Article 6: The Secretariat General of the Grand Chancellery shall be headed by a Secretary-General appointed by decree of the President of the Republic. He shall deputize for the Grand Chancellor where the latter is absent.
Article 7: (1) The Secretary-General of the Grand Chancellery shall, under the authority of the Grand Chancellor of whom he shall be the closest aide, coordinate the activities of the internal structures of the Grand Chancellery.
In that capacity, he shall:
- provide secretarial services to the Councils of all the Orders and Commissions provided for by the instruments in force;
- ensure the functioning of the services of the Grand Chancellery;
- draw up the programme of action and the activity report of the Grand Chancellery;
- prepare draft tables on the breakdown of annual quotas of decorations in accordance with the instructions of the Grand Chancellor;
- prepare draft instruments relating to the National Orders and Medals of the Republic;
- keep up-to-date the database of National Orders and Medals of the Republic;