Cap. 492 Art. 5Appointment of Commissioner.

(1) There shall be a Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations who shall be appointed by the Minister for the purpose, after consultation with the Social Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives or any other committee substituting the same.

(2) The Commissioner shall be appointed for a period of three years and may be re-appointed upon the expiration of the term of office.

(3) A person shall not be qualified to be appointed or continue to hold office as Commissioner if such person:

(a) is a Judge, a Magistrate, a Member of the House of Representatives or a Local Council, or a candidate for election to the House of Representatives or a Local Council; or

(b) is legally incapacitated or interdicted; or

(c) has been declared bankrupt or has made a composition order of the family or of an offence against this Act; or

(e) is a public officer or becomes a public officer."; and

(4) The appointment of a person as a Commissioner shall not render him a public officer. During his term as Commissioner, such person shall not hold any position which results in a conflict of interest or is incompatible with the appropriate performance of his official duties as Commissioner or with the impartiality expected from this office or with the public confidence therein.

(5) When the office of the Commissioner becomes vacant, a person appointed as Commissioner shall hold office until a successor is appointed.

(6) Subject to the qualifications in subarticle (3), the Minister may, at any time, during the absence of the Commissioner or for any other temporary purpose where the Minister considers it necessary to do so, appoint a person to act in the office of the Commissioner, until the resumption of office of the Commissioner.

(7) The Minister may also appoint one or more Deputy Commissioners to assist the Commissioner as directed by him and in the performance of his functions.