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profession under Section 10 (23), must present an evidence of resignation or termination from
engaging in such profession to the President of the Senate within a period as provided by the
President of the Senate, which must be the period before the President of the Senate tenders
the matter to the King for appointment of Commissioners. In case of failure to present
evidence within such period, it shall be deemed that such person has waived his or her rights
and a re-selection shall be initiated.
Section 16. In case a question pertaining to the qualifications or prohibitions of an
applicant or a selected person arises, the Selection Committee shall have duties and powers to
deliberate on the matter. The decision of the Selection Committee shall be final.
The motion for deliberation of the Selection Committee under paragraph one shall be
done under the rules and procedures as prescribed by the Selection Committee.
The decision shall be made by open voting.
The provisions of paragraph one, paragraph two and three shall apply mutatis mutandis
to the case where a question pertaining to the qualifications and prohibitions of the Selection
Committee arises. The Selection Committee member who is accused of disqualification or being
under prohibition may not be present at the meeting during the deliberation and decision
making.
Section 17. The Chairperson and members of the Selection Committee shall receive
meeting allowance and other remunerations as prescribed by the President of the Senate.
Meeting allowance is to be paid for each meeting that they attend at the rate of not lower than
half of what the Chairperson or members of the Parliamentary Officials Commission receive per
month by the President or Commissioner of the Parliamentary Officials Commission under the
law on rules of parliamentary officials as the case may be.
Section 18. The filing of case relating to the acquirement, qualifications, prohibitions or
vacation from the position of a member of the Selection Committee to the Administrative Court
shall not be grounds for mitigating acts done in accordance with the decision of the Selection
Committee, and the provisions on temporary remedial measures or means according to the law
on the establishment of the Administrative Court and the Administrative Court procedures shall
not apply in such case.
Section 19. A Commissioner shall hold office for a term of seven years as from the date
of appointment by the King, and shall serve for only one term.
In the case where a Commissioner vacates office upon expiration of the term or under
section 20 (4), the Commissioner who vacates office shall continue to perform the duties until a
new Commissioner is appointed.