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s 2Issue of Commission

(1)

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council may, where it appears to him to be expedient to do so, issue a Commission appointing one or more Commissioners and authorising such Commissioners to enquire into —

(a)

the conduct of any officer;

(b)

the conduct or management of any department of the public service of Brunei Darussalam;

(c)

the conduct or management of any public institution which is not solely maintained by Brunei Darussalam funds;

(d)

any other matter in which an enquiry would, in the opinion of

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council, be for the public welfare:

Provided that where any officer into whose conduct it is proposed to enquire, is Seconded Officer, such Commission shall only be issued with the concurrence of the competent authority of the territory from which such officers was appointed.

(2)

In this section, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Seconded Officer” means an officer on the permanent establishment of the government of another territory who by agreement is seconded to the service of Brunei Darussalam.

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