Statute of the Ministry

Status

Ministry of Tourism and Sport of the Slovak Republic

Art. 1

Basic provisions

  • The Statute of the Ministry of Tourism and Sport of the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as the "Statute") on the basis of laws and other generally binding legal regulations defines in more detail the competence and tasks of the Ministry of Tourism and Sport of the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as the "Ministry"), lays down the principles of its activities, the principles of its internal organisation and the relations of the Ministry with other ministries, other central state administration bodies, other bodies and organisations, legal persons and natural persons.
  • The competence, tasks, principles of activity and principles of internal organisation of the Ministry specified in the Statute are binding for the issuance of the Organisational Rules and Management Acts of the Ministry.
  • The Ministry is a budgetary organization of the state, which is involved in the state budget with its revenues and expenditures. [1])
  • A ministry is a legal entity that acts in legal relations on its own behalf or on behalf of the state.
  • The Ministry is a service office. [2])
  • The seat of the Ministry is Bratislava.

 

Art. 2

Competence of the Ministry

  • The competence of the Ministry is laid down in a special regulation. [3])
Within the scope of its competence, the Ministry may establish, amend or abolish budgetary organisations and contributory organisations(1) and determine the method of their financing, unless a special regulation(1) provides otherwise.

Art. 3

Main tasks of the Ministry

The Ministry as a central body of state administration

  1. fulfils tasks in the field of tourism,[4])
  2. performs tasks in the field of development, promotion and presentation of tourism products in Slovakia and abroad,
  3. performs tasks in the field of sport,[5])
  4. fulfils tasks in the field of state care for the sports representation of the Slovak Republic,
  5. determines the principles and is responsible for the creation and implementation of state policy in the field of tourism and sports,
  6. performs tasks in the field of promotion and presentation of the Slovak Republic through sport and the organization of major sports events,
  7. within the scope of its competence, it represents the Slovak Republic in the bodies of the European Union and ensures the tasks arising for the Slovak Republic from its membership in the European Union,
  8. within the scope of its competence, it represents the Slovak Republic in international governmental organizations and subsequently ensures the tasks of a professional government supervisor that arise for the Slovak Republic from its membership in them; participates in cooperation with other international governmental and non-governmental organizations within the scope of its competence,
  9. participates in the preparation of governmental and departmental international treaties and agreements (to ensure multilateral and bilateral cooperation) and in ensuring the fulfilment of tasks arising from them,
  10. participates in the preparation and ensuring the involvement of the Ministry's bodies and organisations in international cooperation,
participates in the provision of further education of state administration employees and organizations within the management competence of the Ministry in the field of tourism and sports,represents the Slovak Republic in proceedings before a court within the scope of competence stipulated by special regulations,[6])ensures the process of financial management of public funds within the competence of the Ministry.

Art. 4

Other tasks of the Ministry

  • The Ministry also performs other tasks
  1. in relation to the state budget,1)
  2. in the disposal and administration of state property,[7])
  3. in public procurement,[8])
  4. in the field of control activities and internal audit,[9]) handling petitions[10]) and complaints of natural persons and legal entities,[11])
  5. in the field of defence and security of the state[12]) and civil protection of the population,[13])
  6. in the field of classified information protection,[14])
  7. in the field of state cybersecurity,[15])
  8. when making information available,[16])
  9. related to whistleblowing,[17])
  10. in the field of public administration information technology,[18])
  11. in the field of electronic form of the exercise of the powers of public authorities,[19])
in the field of international relations, including European Union affairs,[20])in the preparation of draft laws and other generally binding legal regulations,[21])established by laws, other generally binding legal regulations and resolutions of the Government of the Slovak Republic.
  • The Ministry ensures the fulfilment of tasks arising from civil servant relations,2) from employment relationships and from legal relationships in the performance of work in the public interest. [22])
  • A more detailed definition of the tasks referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 and Article 3 shall be laid down in the Organisational Rules of the Ministry.

 

Art. 5

Principles of internal activities and principles of management of the Ministry

  • The Ministry is managed and responsible for its activities by the Minister of Tourism and Sport of the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as the "Minister").
  • In his absence, the Minister is represented by the State Secretary to the extent of his rights and obligations. In other cases, the Minister may also authorise the State Secretary to represent him to the extent of his rights and obligations. The State Secretary is appointed and dismissed by the Government of the Slovak Republic on the proposal of the Minister. The Ministry has two State Secretaries, one State Secretary for Tourism and the other State Secretary for Sport, who represent the Minister in their respective areas. The Minister shall determine in which other cases and in what order the State Secretaries shall represent him. [23])
Tasks related to the organisational and technical provision of the Ministry's activities are provided by the Secretary General of the Service Office. The Secretary General of the Service Office is the highest senior civil servant in the Service Office; This does not apply in relation to a senior employee in public office. [24]) The Secretary General of the Service Office is authorised to act in matters relating to civil service relations and labour relations. The Secretary General of the Service Office is appointed and dismissed by the Government of the Slovak Republic on the proposal of the Minister.The following levels of management are at the Ministry
  1. minister
  2. State Secretary and Secretary General of the Service Office;
  3. Director-General of the Section,
  4. Director of the Department,
  5. Head of Department.

 

Art. 6

Organizational structure of the Ministry

 

  • The Ministry is organizationally divided into sections. A section is divided into departments and a department can be divided into departments. The Minister may establish a separate department, a separate department, or another specialized organizational unit of the Ministry. The Ministry's organisational structure also includes the Minister's Office, the State Secretaries' Offices and the Office of the Secretary-General of the Service Office.
  • The Section is the basic organizational level of management and decision-making and the holder of the tasks of the Ministry according to defined areas of activities.
  • The organisational unit of the Ministry is managed by a senior employee of the Ministry. The Section is managed by the Director General of the Section, the Department is managed by the Director of the Department and the Department is managed by the Head of Department. The Minister's Office is managed by the Director-General. If the Minister establishes another specialised organisational unit of the Ministry, he may designate a different level of management than that referred to in Article 5(4).
The internal organisational structure of the Ministry, the scope of competence of organisational units, the mutual relations of organisational units, the scope of authorisations and responsibilities of senior employees of the Ministry are regulated by the Organisational Rules of the Ministry, which are issued by the Minister.The rights and obligations of the Ministry's employees stipulated by special regulations are specified in the Ministry's Staff Regulations and the Ministry's Work Regulations.

 

Art. 7

Activities of the Ministry

 

  • In performing its tasks, the Ministry is governed by the Constitution of the Slovak Republic, constitutional laws and rulings of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic, international treaties by which the Slovak Republic is bound, legally binding acts of the European Union, laws and other generally binding legal regulations, resolutions of the Government of the Slovak Republic, organizational rules of the Ministry, internal management acts of the Ministry, service regulations of the Ministry, the Ministry's Main Task Plan, which follows to the Programme Statement of the Government of the Slovak Republic, the Work Plan of the Government of the Slovak Republic and the Plan of Legislative Tasks of the Government of the Slovak Republic. In order to perform the tasks stipulated by generally binding legal regulations and tasks arising from the resolutions of the Government of the Slovak Republic, the Ministry shall issue the Ministry's Organisational Rules, the Ministry's Labour Regulations, the Ministry's Staff Regulations, the Ministry's Staff Regulations and other internal management acts of the Ministry, in accordance with this Statute.
  • The Ministry uses the suggestions and experience of public authorities, as well as the suggestions of the public, the knowledge of scientific institutions, research institutes, professional and professional organizations, and involves them mainly in the work on solving issues of a conceptual and legislative nature.
In order to ensure the fulfilment of conceptual, strategic and other designated tasks of the Ministry of a fundamental nature, the Minister establishes permanent advisory bodies of the Minister, which are the Minister's Management Meeting or the Minister's Operational Meeting. The Minister may, as appropriate, establish expert advisory bodies to the Minister, coordination groups, steering committees and project councils, commissions and working groups to discuss important issues related to the Ministry's activities.

 

Art. 8

Relations of the Ministry with other ministries, other central state administration bodies and other bodies and organizations

In the performance of its tasks within the scope of its competence, the Ministry

  1. cooperates with other ministries, other central state administration bodies, local state administration bodies, local self-government bodies, European Union bodies, international organizations and other bodies and organizations in accordance with a special regulation,[25]) other generally binding legal regulations and agreements concluded with them, in particular in the preparation of international treaties and the fulfilment of obligations arising from them, in creating conditions for joint action and in the coordinated action in matters of common interest and in the management and implementation of operational programmes co-financed by European funds,
  2. cooperates with non-state self-governing institutions established by law, relevant trade union bodies, other self-governing organisations, employers' and employees' associations, civic and other associations, professional, interest and professional organisations;
  3. coordinates activities in matters of civil servant relations of the service office to which it performs founding activities according to a special regulation,[26])
manages and directs budgetary and contributory organisations within its founding competence, ensures the exercise of shareholder rights and obligations in companies in which the state has an ownership stake represented by the Ministry,acts on behalf of the state in the matter of compensation for damage incurred in the exercise of public authority in the field of state administration,[27])approves the disposal of state property according to special regulations. 7)

 

Art. 9

Final Provision

 

An amendment to the Statute is approved by the Government of the Slovak Republic if there are fundamental changes in the competence or tasks of the Ministry by a change in generally binding legislation or a resolution of the Government of the Slovak Republic, or if there are other changes on the basis of which the Ministry fulfils its tasks.

 

Art. 10

Efficiency

 

This statute was approved by the Government of the Slovak Republic by Resolution No. 119 of 28.02.2024 and enters into force on 1 March 2024.

[1]) Act No. 523/2004 Coll. on Budgetary Rules of Public Administration and on Amendments to Certain Acts, as amended.

[2]) Section 15 (1) (a) of Act No. 55/2017 Coll. on Civil Service and on Amendments to Certain Acts, as amended by Act No. 470/2019 Coll.

[3]) Section 20 of Act No. 575/2001 Coll. on the Organization of Government Activities and the Organization of Central State Administration, as amended by Act No. 7/2024 Coll.

[4]) Act No. 91/2010 Coll. on the Promotion of Tourism, as amended.

[5]) For example, Act No. 1/2014 Coll. on the Organization of Public Sports Events and on Amendments to Certain Acts, as amended, Act No. 112/2015 Coll. on the Contribution to a Sports Representative and on Amendments to Act No. 461/2003 Coll. on Social Insurance, as amended, Act No. 440/2015 Coll. on Sport and on Amendments to Certain Acts, as amended, Act No. 228/2019 Coll. on the Contribution of Merit in the Field of Sport and on the Amendment of Certain Acts, as amended by Act No. 7/2024 Coll., Act No. 310/2019 Coll. on the Fund for the Support of Sport and on the Amendment of Certain Acts, as amended.

[6]) For example, Act No. 160/2015 Coll. The Code of Civil Procedure, as amended, Act No.

162/2015 Coll. Code of Administrative Procedure, as amended.

public authority and on the amendment of certain laws.

[7]) Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 278/1993 Coll. on the Administration of State Property, as amended.

[8]) Act No. 343/2015 Coll. on Public Procurement and on Amendments to Certain Acts, as amended.

[9]) For example, the Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 10/1996 Coll. on Control in State Administration, as amended

Act No. 357/2015 Coll. on Financial Control and Audit and on the Amendment of Certain

Acts, as amended.

[10]) Act No. 85/1990 Coll. on the Right to Petition, as amended.

[11])  Act No. 9/2010 Coll. on Complaints, as amended.

[12])  For example, Constitutional Act No. 227/2002 Coll. on State Security in Time of War, State of War, State of Emergency and State of Emergency, as amended, Act No. 319/2002 Coll. on the Defence of the Slovak Republic, as amended, Act No. 387/2002 Coll. on State Management in Crisis Situations Outside War and State of War, as amended, Act No. 110/2004 Coll. on the Functioning of the Security Council of the Slovak Republic in Peacetime, as amended.

[13])  Section 9 (1) of the Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 42/1994 Coll. on Civil Protection of the Population, as amended.

[14]) Act No. 215/2004 Coll. on the Protection of Classified Information and on Amendments to Certain Acts, as amended.

[15]) Section 4(c) of Act No. 69/2018 Coll. on Cyber Security and on Amendments to Certain Acts.

[16]) Act No. 211/2000 Coll. on Free Access to Information and on Amendments to Certain Acts (Freedom of Information Act), as amended.

[17]) Act No. 54/2019 Coll. on the Protection of Whistleblowers and on Amendments to Certain Acts, as amended by Act No. 189/2023 Coll.

[18]) Act No. 95/2019 Coll. on Information Technologies in Public Administration and on Amendments to Certain Acts, as amended.

[19]) Act No. 305/2013 Coll. on the Electronic Form of the Exercise of the Powers of Public Authorities and on Amendments

certain acts (the e-Government Act), as amended.

[20]) Section 35 (4) of Act No. 575/2001 Coll.

[21]) Section 37 of Act No. 575/2001 Coll., as amended by Act No. 187/2021 Coll.,

[22])  Act No. 552/2003 Coll. on the performance of work in the public interest, as amended.

[23]) Section 4 of Act No. 575/2001 Coll., as amended.

[24])  Section 17 (1) of Act No. 55/2017 Coll., as amended by Act No. 470/2019 Coll.

[25]) Act No. 575/2001 Coll., as amended.

[26]) Section 21 (7) of Act No. 523/2004 Coll.

[27]) Section 4 (1) (d) and (e) of Act No. 514/2003 Coll. on Liability for Damage Caused in the Exercise of Public Authority and on the Amendment of Certain Acts, as amended.

Amendment No. 4 to Directive No. 2/2024 on the procedure for the performance of financial control pursuant to Act No. 357/2015 Coll. on Financial Control and Audit and on Amendments to Certain Acts, as amended by Amendment No. 1 of 1 October 2024, Addendum No. 2 of 25 November 2024 and Addendum No. 3 of 1 February 2025.