SVG Constitution 2009

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(a)

(b)

regulating the procedure in accordance with which the Commission is to perform its functions; conferring such powers on the Commission and imposing such duties on persons concerned as are necessary to enable the Commission to carry out effectively the purposes of section 1 of this Constitution;

(c)

the proper custody of declarations and other documents delivered to the Commission;

(d)

the maintenance of secrecy in respect of all information received by the Commission in the course of its duties with respect to the assets, liabilities and income of any member of the Assembly and any other person;

(e)

penalties for breaches of secrecy by members of the Commission and its staff;

(f)

the preparation by the Commission of a Register of Interests for public inspection; and

(g)

generally to give effect to the provisions of section 139 of this Constitution.

(5) Parliament shall make those provisions in such terms and with such guarantees to the Commission as to ensure the independence and effectiveness of the Commission. Not subject to direction or control.

140. The Commission shall, in the exercise of the functions vested in it by this Constitution or any other law, not be subject to the direction or control of any other person or authority.

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