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 Premier of Eastern  Cape  and with effect from 1  April 2018,  amend columns  1  and 2 of Schedule 2 to the said Act in so far as  it relates to the Eastern  Cape by the  substitution  of the words "Department of Roads and Public  Works" and "Head: Roads and Public Works"  with the words "Department of Public Works" and Head: Public Works", respectively.