180 Commissions Of Inquiry

• Author: Ralph Hone
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COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY.

CHAPTER 180.

COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2. APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS.

3. DEATH, ETC., OF A COMMISSIONER.

4. PRESIDENT, QUORUM, ETC.

5. COMMISSION NOT AFFECTED BY CHANGE OF GOVERNOR.

6. SECRETARY.

7. DUTIES OF COMMISSIONERS.

8. OATH OF OFFICE.

9. COMMISSIONERS' POWER FOR REGULATING PROCEEDINGS.

10. EVIDENCE MAY BE TAKEN ON OATH.

11. WITNESSES MAY BE SUMMONED.

12. APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL, ETC.

13. DUTY OF WITNESSES SUMMONED.

14. ATTENDANCE OF PEACE OFFICERS TO PRESERVE ORDER, ETC.

15. PAYMENT OF COMMISSIONERS.

16. PROCEEDINGS, ETC., FREE FROM STAMP DUTIES.

17. COMMISSIONS TO BE PUBLISHED IN GAZETTE.

18. AS TO PROCEEDINGS FOR PENALTIES.

    SCHEDULES.

    FIRST SCHEDULE-FORM OF COMMISSION.

    SECOND SCHEDULE-FORM OF COMMISSIONER'S OATH.

    CHAPTER 180.

    COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY.

    AN ACT TO ENABLE THE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT COMMISSIONERS TO INQUIRE INTO AND REPORT ON MATTERS REFERRED TO THEM.

    [13th July 1911.1

1. This Act may be cited as The Commissions of Inquiry Act.

2. Whenever it shall appear to the Governor that it will be for the public benefit so to do, the Governor may issue a commission in the form of the First Schedule to this Act appointing persons, not less than three in number, to inquire into and report upon any matter stated in such commission as the subject of inquiry.

3. The Governor may add to the persons named in any such commission, and in case any person appointed or added under this Act shall die, ot resign, or desire to be discharged, or refuse, or become incapable to,act, the Governor may appoint a new commissioner in his place, and all powers and duties by this Act conferred and imposed on a commissioner shall be exercised 'and performed by the commissioner so added or appointed.

4. -(1) Every such commission shall state the name of one of such commissioners as president and shall state the number of commissioners necessary to form a quorum. All the powers of the commissioners under this Act may be exercised by such quorum; and if the president is not present at any meeting a vicepresident for the meeting shall be appointed by a majority of votes of those present at the meeting, and so long as he acts as vice-president he shall have all the powers, rights and privileges of president.

   (2) If the commissioners shall in any case be equally divided on any question that arises during the 13 of 1911.

   8 of 1935.

   31 of 1962.

   G.N. 172 of 1964.

   Short title.

   Appointment of commissioners.

   First Schedule.

   31 of 1962, s. 2.

   Death, etc., of a commissioner.

   President, quorum, etc.

   Division of opinion of commissioners.

   Particulars of commission.

   31 of 1962, s. 3.

   Commission not affected by change of Governor.

   Secretary.

   Duties of commissioners.

   31 of 1962, s. 5.

   proceedings of the commission, the president or vice-president shall have a second or casting vote.

   (3) Every such commission shall also specify when such inquiry shall be made, and the report thereof rendered, and prescribe how such commission shall be executed.

   (4) The commission shall be held in public unless the commissioners shall deem it in the public interest, or necessary for the efficient conduct...