(4)
A person shall be disqualified from becoming or remaining a member of the
Commission if that person—
a)
is found or declared to suffer from mental or physical incapacity;
b)
is or has been convicted of a criminal offence;
c)
is or has been declared bankrupt or insolvent;
d)
holds an elected office in Kiribati;
e)
except as permitted under subsection (3)(b), is a staff member or officer
f)
of a Ministry of the Government of Kiribati; or
holds a direct or indirect financial or other interest in any licensee other
than through a fund over which the person has no control or influence.
6)
The Minister shall promptly remove any member of the Commission who is
disqualified under subsections (3) or (4).
(6)
The Minister shall remove a member of the Commission who has refused or
(7%)
A member may resign from the Commission upon three months‘ written notice to the
Minister, or such shorter time as the Minister and the member may agree in writing.
(8)
If any member of the Commission dies or ceases to hold office before the expiration of
materially failed to discharge the obligations imposed on him under this Act.
the term for which he was appointed, the term of office of his successor shall be so fixed
as to expire at the end of the first-mentioned term, but the Minister may, if he thinks fit to
do so and provided that the number of members of the Commission remains at least three,
defer the making of an appointment until the expiration of the said first-mentioned term.
(9)
The Minister shall not appoint a person as a member of the Commission on a
temporary or acting basis.
Remuneration of members
7.
The Commission shall pay to each of its members, in respect of his office as such, remuneration
and/or allowances as prescribed by law and in the absence of any law as determined by the
Minister and approved by the Cabinet, and in determining the remuneration and allowances to be
paid under this sub-paragraph, different provisions may be made as regards the Chairman and the
other members but not as between the other members.
Incorporation and capacity of Commission
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The Commission shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a
common seal.
2)
The Commission may sue and be sued in its corporate name, may enter into contracts and
may acquire, purchase, take, hold and enjoy property of every description. The
Commission may convey, assign, surrender, yield up, charge, mortgage, lease, demise,
re-assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of or deal with any property or any interest
therein vested in the Commission upon such terms as the Commission sees fit.
(3)
The Commission may act notwithstanding a vacancy among its members.