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848
LAWS OF MARYLAND
Ch. 11
The specific power "may adopt" is substituted for the
former reference "shall be responsible", to clarify
that the Secretary does adopt, and not merely review,
regulations. This substitution is nonsubstantive in
light of present Art. 41, § 3B, which gives, to the
secretary of each principal department, "full
authority and responsibility for the promulgation of
all rules and regulations for all departments and
other instrumentalities within his jurisdiction,
except as otherwise provided by law." Since the
secretaries of some principal departments only have
revisory power as to rules and regulations of units,
in this subsection, the words "and its units" are
added to clarify that the Secretary adopts the rules
and regulations of all units in the Department.
See the General Revisor's Note to this article, as to
the use of the word "adopt" and the omission of the
former reference to "rules".
Defined terms: "Department" § 5-101
"Secretary" § 5-101
(C) CITIZENS' ADVISORY BODIES.
THE SECRETARY MAY CREATE ANY CITIZENS' ADVISORY BODY THAT
THE SECRETARY CONSIDERS NECESSARY FOR THE OPERATION OF THE"
DEPARTMENT.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language that
repeats the provisions of the first clause of the
tenth sentence of present Art. 41, § 3A(a). Although
present Art. 41, § 3A(a) sets forth the general powers
of all of the secretaries of principal departments,
the first clause of the tenth sentence of that former
subsection is repeated here -- as a power of the
Secretary of State Planning -- since the laws that
relate to other secretaries specifically state this
power. See the General Revisor's Note to Title 8,
Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.
Defined terms: "Department" § 5-101
"Secretary" § 5-101
(D) SEAL.
THE SECRETARY SHALL HAVE A SEAL.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived
without substantive change from former Art. 41, §
227(b).
The former reference to using the seal "for purposes
of authentication" of certain documents is deleted as
surplusage.
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