92Veto of proposed appointment

92 Veto of proposed appointment

(1) The Minister must not make a recommendation under section 91(1) unless—

(a) the Minister has submitted details of the proposed recommendation to the Parliamentary Ethics Committee; and

(b) either—

(i) within the time specified in subsection (2), the Parliamentary Ethics Committee has informed the Minister that it has decided not to veto the recommendation; or

(ii) the time specified in subsection (2) has elapsed and the Parliamentary Ethics Committee has not vetoed the recommendation.

(2) The Parliamentary Ethics Committee must make a decision under this section within 30 days after the Minister has submitted details of the proposed recommendation to the Committee.

(3) The Parliamentary Ethics Committee—

(a) may decide to veto or not to veto the proposed recommendation; and

(b) must notify the Minister in writing of its decision within the period specified in subsection (2).

(4) This section does not apply to the first Parliamentary Integrity Adviser.

See section 115 regarding the first Parliamentary Integrity Adviser.