Administrative Justice Act (Cap. 490)

Administrative Justice Act (Cap. 490), article 23D

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23D. (1) A person shall not be qualified to be appointed Chairperson or member of an administrative tribunal if such person: (a) is a member of the House of Representatives; (b) is a member of a Local Council; (c) is an undischarged bankrupt; (d) is interdicted or incapacitated according to law; or    Cap. 9. (e) has been sentenced by any court to imprisonment for any period or has been found guilty by any court of any of the offences found in Titles III, V and, or VI of Part II of Book First of the Criminal Code. (2) The Chairpersons and members of administrative tribunals shall receive such remuneration as the Prime Minister may by notice in the Gazette establish and such remuneration shall be a charge on the Consolidated Fund. Such remuneration shall not during the term of office of Chairpersons and members be altered to their disadvantage. (3) During the term of their office, the Chairpersons and members of administrative tribunals shall be precluded from the exercise of their profession in cases before the administrative tribunal to which they are appointed. (4) Unless the law establishing the administrative tribunal to which appointments are made in accordance with article 23C provides f o r a l o n g e r p e r i o d o f ap p o i n t m e n t o r f o r t h e e x c l u s i o n o f reappointment, either immediately after the expiry of an appointment or after the expiry of a reappointment, appointments made in accordance with the said article shall be for a period of five (5) years: Provided that the appointed person may be reappointed for one (1) further term only, provided that he reapplies following a new call for applications issued in accordance with article 23C, and his application is examined by the Commission on the same basis and in accordance with the same criteria applicable to the other applicants. Power to make regulations.

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