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Defence Board
The Defence Board is in charge of overseeing the leadership, management, and discipline of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force as well as all other matters pertaining to it. At any Defence Board meeting when the Chairman (prime minister) is not present, any member of the Board may be nominated by the Chairman to assume the Chairman's duties. This nomination may be made generally or specifically for a given occasion. The Permanent Secretary, or a substitute designated by the Chairman to take up the Secretary's responsibilities at any Defence Board meeting in the Permanent Secretary's absence or incapacity to do so, is the Secretary of the Defence Board. The Defence Board has the authority to govern its work, how it will carry out its duties, and the responsibilities of its members. It can also assign any member of the Board any authority or duty, by publishing a notice in the Official Gazette; consult with non-members as appropriate, including officers commanding units of the Force, regarding matters pertaining to their units; and the officers are required to attend the meetings as the Board requests; decide on the protocol to be followed in conducting its business; and provide for any other matter that it deems necessary or desirable for achieving the better performance of its functions.