In terms of section 7(5)(b) of the Public Service Act, 1994 (promulgated under Proclamation No. 103 of 1994), I hereby, at the request of the Premiers of KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga, amend Schedule 2 to the said Act by substituting the designations of the provincial departments of KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga and the heads thereof in columns 1 and 2, respectively, for the following: