Leadership and Integrity Act▤
Regulations
(1) The Commission shall make Regulations for the better carrying out of theprovisions of this Act. (2) Without prejudice to the g…
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Leadership and Integrity Act▤
Leadership education and training generally
The Cabinet Secretaries responsible for leadership and integrity, constitutional affairs, education and the public service shall c…
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Application of Chapter Six of the Constitution and this Act to public officers generally
(1) Pursuant to Article 80(c) of the Constitution, the provisions of Chapter Six of the Constitution and Part II of this Act excep…
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Oversight over the Commissioners
(1) Where a violation of Chapter Six of the Constitution or this Act, which is nota violation as contemplated in Article 251 of th…
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Protection of officers of the Commission or public entity
Subject to this Act, no civil or criminal liability shall attach to an officer of the Commission or public entity acting on the in…
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Forfeiture and compensation
(1) Where a State officer is proven to have obtained any property in breach of this Act, the State officer shall, subject to any a…
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Breach of section 20
A State officer who does not comply with the provisions of section 20 commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine n…
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General penalty
Any person who is convicted of an offence under this Act, for which no penalty is expressly provided, shall be liable on convictio…
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Obstructing or hindering persons under this Act
(1) A person shall not— (a) without justification or lawful excuse, obstruct, hinder, assault or threaten a person undertaking his…
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Reports of the Commission
(1) The Commission shall submit an annual report, containing all the information relevant to the enforcement of and compliance wit…
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Advisory opinion
(1) A State officer or public entity may request the Commission to give an advisory opinion on any issue relating to the applicati…
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Referral for possible civil or criminal proceedings
(1) If upon investigation under this Part, the public entity is of the opinion that civil or criminal proceedings ought to be pref…
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Lodging of complaints and investigations
(1) A person who alleges that a State officer has committed a breach of the Code, may lodge a complaint with the relevant public e…
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Breach of the Code
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a breach of the Code amounts to misconduct forwhich the State officer may be subjected to disciplin…
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State officer to sign Specific Leadership and Integrity Code
Upon appointment or election, a State officer shall sign and commit to the specific Leadership and Integrity Code issued by the re…
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Approval and publication of specific codes
(1) A public entity shall submit the specific Leadership and Integrity Code prescribed under section 37 to the Commission for appr…
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Leadership and Integrity Act▤
Application of the general Code
Until a public entity has prescribed a specific Leadership and Integrity Code under section 37, the general Code under Part II of…
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Establishment of specific codes
(1) Each public entity shall prescribe a specific Leadership and Integrity Codefor the State officers in that public entity. (2) T…
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Reporting improper orders
(1) If a State officer considers that anything required of them is in contravention of the Code or is otherwise improper or unethi…
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Acting through others
(1) A State officer contravenes the Code if the officer— (a) causes anything to be done through another person that would constitu…
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Bullying
(1) A State officer shall not bully any person. (2) For purposes of subsection (1), “bullying” includes repeated offensive behavio…
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Tax, financial and legal obligations
(1) A State officer shall pay any taxes due from him or her within the prescribed period. (2) A State officer shall not neglect th…
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Conduct of private affairs
A State officer shall conduct private affairs in a manner that maintains public confidence in the integrity of the office.
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Leadership and Integrity Act▤
Citizenship
(1) Subject to Article 78(3) of the Constitution, a State officer who acquires dual citizenship shall lose his or her position as…
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