4Establishment of Commissions

4 Establishment of Commissions

(1)  The Governor may, by order, if satisfied that it is in the public interest and expedient to do so –

(a) direct that an inquiry be made into a matter; and

(b) establish a Commission to conduct and report on that inquiry; and

(c) appoint one or more persons as members of that Commission; and

(d) fix a date for the delivery of the Commission's report; and

(e) provide for any other matter in relation to the inquiry, the Commission or the Commission's report as the Governor thinks fit.

(2)  The Governor may appoint a member of a Commission as its president.

(3)  [Section 4 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 4 of 2021, s. 10, Applied:01 Mar 2021] For the avoidance of doubt, the Governor may, by order, amend or revoke an order under subsection (1) for any reason, including but not limited to –

(a) to appoint one or more persons as members of the Commission, whether before, or during, the inquiry that the Commission is established to conduct; or

(b) to amend a date referred to in subsection (1) (d) whether or not that date has passed.

(4)  An order under this section is not a statutory rule within the meaning of the Rules Publication Act 1953 .

(5)  Schedule 1 has effect with respect to the membership of a Commission.