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Judicial Service Commission Act, 1982
Act 13 of 1982
- Commenced on 1 April 1983
- [This is the version of this document at 1 December 1998.]
1. Short title and commencement
This Act may be cited as the Judicial Service Commission Act, 1982 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, appoint.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"appointment" means the conferment of a judicial office on a person and includes a probationary appointment, a promotion and an acting appointment;"Commission" means the Judicial Service Commission established by section 3;"Member" means a member of the Commission and includes the Chairman and an acting Chairman;"Minister" means the Minister responsible for justice;"judicial office" means any office referred to in section 5;"judicial officer" means any person holding or acting in a judicial office.3. Establishment and composition of Judicial Service Commission
4. Tenure of Office of appointed member
5. Functions of the Commission
6. Other powers of the Commission
In the performance of its functions, the Commission may—7. Proceedings of the Commission
8. Protection of Commission and members from legal proceedings
9. Communications of Commission to be privileged
No person shall in any legal proceedings be permitted or compelled to produce or disclose any communication, written or oral, which has taken place between the Commission or any member or officer thereof and any other person or between any members or officers of the Commission, in exercise of or in connection with the exercise of the functions of the Commission, unless the Chairman consents in writing to such production or disclosure.10. Commission not to consider irregular representations
In the performance of the functions of the Commission, the Commission, a member thereof, the Secretary or any other officer thereof or any person or body of persons exercising functions delegated or entrusted by the Commission, shall not take into account any representations made otherwise than in accordance with this Act, any Regulations made thereunder or any other matter prescribed in pursuance of the objects of this Act.11. Annual reports
The Commission shall, not later than three months after the end of each financial year, or such longer period as the Minister may in writing permit, submit a report of its activities relating to that financial year.12. Office to influence Commission
13. Unauthorised issue of information
Transitional and consequential provisions
14. Pending proceedings and other matters
Notwithstanding any other law, on the date of coming into operation of this Act all proceedings (whether disciplinary or of any other nature) and all other matters pending before any authority in respect of the matters set out in section 5 of this Act shall be continued or otherwise dealt with by the Commission in accordance with this Act and any Regulations made thereunder.15. Continued application of Judicial Service Commission Regulations, 1968
The Judicial Service Commission Regulations, 1968 shall, except to the extent to which they are inconsistent with this Act, continue in force as if they had been made under section 4 of this Act and may be amended or revoked and replaced in accordance with that section.16. Consequential amendment of certain laws
The laws set out in the first column of the Second Schedule are hereby amended in the manner specified in relation thereto in the second column of that Schedule.History of this document
01 April 1983
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