Cap. 570 чл. 27Powers of the Committee.

(1) The Commissioner shall send his reports, drawn up under article 22, to the Committee.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of article 13(4), the Committee shall oversee and scrutinise the work of the Commissioner, for the purpose of ensuring that the Commissioner is fulfilling his duties and operating efficiently, and shall examine any reports it receives from the Commissioner.

(3) The Committee shall decide whether to adopt the conclusions and any recommendations contained in the said reports.

(4) Where the Committee deems that it cannot adopt a report of the Commissioner, it may either decide to reject the said report or decide that the allegation needs to be investigated further, in which case it may, with the assistance of the Commissioner, conduct such additional investigations and hear further evidence on the matter of the allegation. For this purpose the Committee shall have the powers granted to the Commissioner under article 19.

(5) The Committee may also request the Commissioner to explain any aspect of the report or to carry out further investigations.

(6) If the Committee decides to reject the Commissioner’s conclusions, it shall give reasons for its decision.