PART XI - APPROVAL OF PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS

PART XI – APPROVAL OF PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS

Committal to committees

47. (1) Upon receipt of a notification of nomination for appointment to an office as is underthe Constitution or under any other legislation required to be approved by the Assembly, the nomination shall stand committed to the relevant Sectoral Committee of the Assembly for consideration.

(2) Despite paragraph (1), appointments under Article 179(2)(b) of the Constitution shall stand committed to the Committee on Appointments

(3) Before holding an approval hearing, the Committee to which proposed appointments have been referred shall notify the candidate and the public of the time and place for the holding of the approval hearing at least seven days prior to the hearing.

(4) The Committee shall conduct a hearing on the proposed appointment and shall, unless otherwise provided in law, table its report in the Assembly within fourteen days of the date on which the notification was received under paragraph (1).