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CHAPTER 8—ACCOUNTABILITY
Part A—CODE OF CONDUCT
149. A written law shall—
Code of conduct
(a) establish a code of conduct which shall be applicable to the President,
Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Prime Minister, Ministers, members of
Parliament, holders of offices established by or continued in existence
under this Constitution or under any written law, members of commissions,
permanent secretaries, ambassadors or other principal representatives of
the State, and persons who hold statutory appointments or governing
or executive positions in statutory authorities, and to such other offices
(including public offices) as may be prescribed by written law;
(b) establish rules, processes and procedures for the implementation of the
code of conduct by the Accountability and Transparency Commission;
(c) provide for the monitoring by the Accountability and Transparency
Commission of compliance with the code of conduct by the officers
mentioned in paragraph (a);
(d) make provision for the investigation of alleged breaches of the code of
conduct and enforcement of the code of conduct by the Accountability and
Transparency Commission, including through criminal and disciplinary
proceedings, and provide for the removal from office of those officers who
are found to be in breach of the code of conduct;
(e) provide for the protection of whistle-blowers, being persons who, in good
faith, make disclosures that an officer mentioned in paragraph (a) has
contravened any written law or has breached the code of conduct or has
engaged in fraudulent or corrupt practices; and
(f)
provide for the annual declaration by the officers mentioned in paragraph
(a) of the assets and liabilities and financial interests of the officer, and
of such other direct relatives of the officer as may be prescribed, to the
Accountability and Transparency Commission, and for such declarations
to be accessible to the public.
Part B—FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
Freedom of information
150. A written law shall make provision for the exercise by a member of the public
of the right to access official information and documents held by the Government and its
agencies.
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