GOVERNMENT TEACHING SERVICE COMMISSION

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GOVERNMENT TEACHING SERVICE COMMISSION

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT TEACHING SERVICE COMMISSION

    3.    Establishment and composition of the Government Teaching Service Commission

    4.    Appointment of members of the Commission

    5.    Tenure of office of members of the Commission

    6.    Remuneration and allowances of members of the Commission

PART III
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION

    7.    Powers and functions of the Commission

    8.    Delegation

PART IV
MISCELLANEOUS

    9.    Application of Cap. 1:03

    10.    Regulations

    11.    Savings

12 of 1996
G.N. 47/1997

    An Act to provide for the establishment, functions and powers of the Government Teaching Service Commission, to regulate the appointment and terms and conditions of persons employed in the Government Teaching Service, and to make provision for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Government Teaching Service Commission Act.

2.    Interpretation

    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

    ‘‘Commission’’ means the Government Teaching Service Commission established under section 3;

    ‘‘Government Teaching Service’’ means that body of teachers who, as such are public officers;

    ‘‘Minister’’ means the Minister responsible for education;

    ‘‘Public Appointments Committee’’ means the Public Appointments Committee established under section 56 (7) of the Constitution;

    ‘‘Service’’ means the Government Teaching Service;

PART II
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT TEACHING SERVICE COMMISSION

3.    Establishment and composition of the Government Teaching Service Commission

    There is hereby established a Commission to be known as the Government Teaching Service Commission (in this Act otherwise referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’) which shall have the powers and functions conferred upon by this Act, and which shall consist of a Chairperson, a Deputy Chairperson and not less than six nor more than ten other members.

4.    Appointment of members of the Commission

    (1) Members of the Commission shall be appointed by the President and the appointment shall be confirmed by the Public Appointments Committee.

    (2) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a member of the Commission if that person—

    (a)    is a President, a Vice President, a Minister or Deputy Minister, a Member of Parliament or an officer in the Service;

    (b)    is an undischarged bankrupt;

    (c)    has, within the three years immediately preceding, been convicted of any offence by a court and sentenced therefor to a term of imprisonment of six months or more without the option of a fine;

    (d)    has, within the seven years immediately preceding been convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty.

5.    Tenure of office of members of the Commission

    (1) Subject to subsections (3), (4) and (5), every member of the Commission shall hold office as such member for such period not exceeding three years from the date of his or her appointment, as may be specified in the instrument of appointment.

    (2) Any retiring member of the Commission, other than a member who is disqualified under section 4 (2), shall be eligible for re-appointment.

    (3) Upon the expiry of the period for which a member is appointed he or she shall continue to hold office until his or her successor is appointed, but in no case shall such further period exceed three months.

    (4) The office of a member of the Commission shall be vacated—

    (a)    upon his or her death;

    (b)    if, save through illness, he or she is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Commission without the permission of the Commission or the Minister;

    (c)    upon the expiry of one month’s notice in writing of his or her intention to resign given by him or her to the Minister;

    (d)    if he becomes physically or mentally unfit, and the Minister and the Commission are of the opinion that, by reason of such unfitness, he or she is no longer capable of performing his or her duties as a member of the Commission:

    Provided that, in the case of the Chairperson, this paragraph shall not apply if, upon the submission of the opinion of the Commission and the Minister to the President by the Minister, the President does not approve of its application; and

    (e)    if he or she becomes disqualified from membership of the Commission under section 4 (2).

    (5) A member of the Commission may be removed from office by the President at any time, subject to the Public Appointments Committee being satisfied that the member is no longer competent to discharge his or her duties.

    (6) A member of the Commission who is removed from office under this section may appeal to the High Court against the decision to remove him or her from office.

6.    Remuneration and allowances of…