THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA.

Statutory Instrument—Constitution 7.

The Constitution (Judicial Service Commission) Regulations.

Arrangement of Regulations.

Regulation

Part I—Preliminary.

1. Citation.
2. Interpretation.

Part II—General.

1. Presiding at meetings.
2. Record of meetings.
3. Decisions by circulation of papers.
4. Dissent.
5. Enforcement of attendance, etc.
6. Attendance allowance.
7. Failure to appear or produce document.
8. Matters to be considered on appointment.
9. Consultation and selection boards.
10. Obligation to conform with regulations.
11. Oaths on appointment.

Part III—Appointments, confirmation of appointments, etc.

1. Procedure and forms.
2. Filling of vacancies.
3. Advertisements.
4. Vacancies to be filled after examination or course of study.
5. Recruitment outside Uganda.
6. Probationary appointments.
7. Acting appointments.
8. Renewal of contracts.
9. Compulsory retirement on grounds of age.

Part IV—Discipline.

1. Offences.
2. Interdiction.
3. Report on institution of criminal proceedings.
4. Suspension on criminal conviction.
5. Proceedings after acquittal on criminal charges.
6. Misconduct justifying dismissal.
7. Misconduct not justifying dismissal.
8. Procedure on criminal conviction.
9. Punishments.
10. Termination of temporary appointments.
11. Report of unsatisfactory conduct of officer serving on contract.
12. Retirement in the public interest.

Part V—Miscellaneous.

1. Relevant documents to be submitted.
2. Correspondence.
3. Documents to be submitted in centuplicate.
4. Cases not otherwise provided for.
5. Service of documents.
6. Consent to prosecution.

Schedules

First Schedule       Oath of member of commission.

Second ScheduleOath of secretary/staff of commission.

Third Schedule

Affirmations.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA.

Statutory Instrument—Constitution 7.

The Constitution (Judicial Service Commission) Regulations.¹

(Under article 251 of the Constitution.)

Part I—Preliminary.

1. Citation.

These Regulations may be cited as the Constitution (Judicial Service Commission) Regulations.

1. Interpretation.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

1. “appointment” includes appointment on promotion and appointment on transfer;
2. “chief registrar” means the chief registrar of the courts of judicature;
3. “commission” means the Judicial Service Commission;
4. “functions” includes powers and duties;
5. “Ministry” includes a department;
6. “salary” includes basic salary, and in the case of an officer in receipt of overseas addition to salary or inducement pay, the addition to salary or inducement pay, as the case may be;
7. “secretary” means the secretary to the commission.

Part II—General.

1. Presiding at meetings.

Every meeting of the commission shall be presided over by the chairperson

'These Regulations were made under the Constitution of 1967, article 112. Article 251 is the equivalent provision in the Constitution of 1995. The Judicial Service Act, 1964 Revision, Cap. 276, authorised the making of regulations relating to the commission in section 12. The Judicial Service Act, Act 2/1997, which repealed Cap. 276, authorises the making of regulations in section 28. See Cap. 14, section 27, in the 2000 Revision.

or in his or her absence by the Principal Judge.

1. Record of meetings.

A record shall be kept of the members present and of the business transacted at every meeting of the commission.

1. Decisions by circulation of papers.
2. Subject to sub regulation (2) of this regulation, decisions may be made by the commission without a meeting by circulation of the relevant papers among the members and the expression of their views in writing, but any member shall be entitled to require that any such decision shall be deferred until the subject matter shall have been considered at a meeting of the commission.
3. A decision made by circulation of papers under this regulation shall not be valid unless it is supported by all the members of the commission.
4. Dissent.

Any member shall be entitled to dissent from a decision of the commission and to have his or her dissent and his or her reasons for the dissent set out in the records of the commission.

1. Enforcement of attendance, etc.

The commission may require any person to attend and give evidence before it concerning any matter which it may properly consider in the exercise of its functions and may require the production of any documents relating to any such matter by any person attending before it.

1. Attendance allowance.

Any person attending before the commission at the request of the commission, other than a person who is applying for appointment to the judicial service or a person in the judicial service, shall be entitled to be paid by the commission the same allowance as a witness who appears before the High Court as a witness in criminal proceedings.

1. Failure to appear or produce document.

Any person, other than a person who is notified to appear before the commission solely in connection with his or her application for appointment to the judicial service, who—

1. without reasonable cause fails to appear before the commission when notified to do so; or
2. willfully fails to produce any document in his or her possession when requested to do so by the commission,

commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand shillings.

1. Matters to be considered on appointment.
2. In the performance of its functions in connection with the appointment of judicial officers the commission shall have regard to the maintenance of the high standard of efficiency necessary in the judicial service and shall take into account the qualifications, experience and merit of candidates.
3. In the case of appointment of officers already in the judicial service, the commission shall take into account qualifications, experience and merit before seniority.
4. Consultation and selection boards.

In the performance of its functions in connection with the appointment of a judicial officer, the commission may—

1. consult with any other person; and
2. seek the advice of a selection board constituted by the commission which may appoint to it members of the commission and other persons who are not members of the commission.
3. Obligation to conform with regulations.

The commission shall not exercise its powers in connection with disciplinary punishment, dismissal or other termination of appointment of any judicial officer except in accordance with these Regulations.

1. Oaths on appointment.

1. Every member of the commission shall, on appointment—
   1. take the Official Oath as required under section 2 of the Oaths Act; and
   2. take an oath in the form set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations.
2. The secretary and such other member of the staff of the commission as the chairperson may require so to do shall, on appointment, take an oath in the form set out in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.
3. Where any person is required to take an oath under this regulation and—
4. he or she has no religious belief; or
5. the taking of an oath is contrary to his or her religious belief, he or she may make and subscribe a solemn affirmation in the form set out in the Third Schedule to these Regulations.
6. Every oath or affirmation taken in accordance with this regulation shall be administered by the chairperson or by a judge of the High Court designated for that purpose by the chairperson.

Part III—Appointments, confirmation of appointments, etc.

1. Procedure and forms.

The commission shall determine—

1. the procedure to be followed in dealing with applications for appointment to judicial offices including the procedure of any selection board appointed by the commission to interview candidates; and
2. the forms to be used in connection with the performance of its functions.
3. Filling of vacancies.
4. Where a vacancy occurs or it is known that a vacancy will occur in any judicial office, the chief registrar shall report the fact to the secretary.
5. If the chief registrar recommends that the vacancy should be filled by the appointment of a judicial officer serving in a cadre or post from which the appointment would normally be made, he or she shall, when reporting the

vacancy to the secretary—

1. forward a list of all officers in that cadre or post who are available to fill the vacancy, together with the records of their service;
2. recommend one of those officers in that cadre or post to fill the vacancy or after giving reasons for not doing so, recommend another judicial officer to fill the vacancy; and
3. where his or her recommendation involves the supersession of an officer senior to the officer so recommended, give his or her reasons for the supersession.
4. If the chief registrar does not recommend that the vacancy should be filled by the appointment of an officer serving in the cadre or post from which the appointment would normally be made, he or she shall when reporting the vacancy to the secretary—
   1. state his or her reasons why he or she does not consider that the officers named are suitable for appointment to fill the vacancy; and
   2. forward to the secretary a draft advertisement setting out the details of the vacant post and the duties and qualifications attached to it.
5. Where the commission is satisfied that a vacancy in a judicial office cannot be filled by the appointment or promotion of a person already in the judicial service, it may cause the vacancy to be advertised.
6. Where a vacancy is advertised under sub regulation (4) of this regulation, the advertisement may, in the discretion of the commission be—
   1. restricted in its circulation to persons already in the public service;
7. restricted in its circulation to Uganda; or
   1. unrestricted in its circulation, if the commission is satisfied that no suitable candidate is available in Uganda.
8. Any vacancy may be filled by a substantive or acting appointment as the commission thinks fit.
9. Advertisements.
10. The commission shall determine the form of advertisement to be issued in accordance with regulation 15(4) of these Regulations.

1. The qualifications specified in any such advertisement shall be those approved by the commission, for the vacancy under consideration.
2. Vacancies to be filled after examination or course of study.

Where a vacancy is to be filled—

1. according to the results of an examination which is conducted by or supervised by the commission; or
2. on the successful completion of a course of study or training designed to qualify a candidate for appointment to the judicial service,

the commission may make such arrangements as it considers appropriate.

1. Recruitment outside Uganda.
2. Whenever the commission recommends that a particular vacancy should be filled by recruitment from outside Uganda, and its advice for that purpose has been accepted by the President, the commission shall take appropriate steps to effect the required recruitment.
3. The acquisition of a non-Ugandan expert, adviser or volunteer by whatever title known, under multilateral or bilateral arrangements will be considered as recruitment from outside Uganda for the purposes of these Regulations regardless of the existence of a vacancy on the establishment against which to hold the expert, adviser or volunteer, as the case may be, on his or her terms and conditions of service.
4. Probationary appointments.
5. Three months before the expiration of the period of probation of a judicial officer the chief registrar shall consider—
   1. whether the officer should on that expiration be confirmed in a pensionable post;
   2. whether a further period of probationary service is necessary to determine whether the officer should be so confirmed; or
6. whether the officer should not remain in the judicial service.
7. If after the consideration of the matters referred to in sub regulation (1) of this regulation the chief registrar is of the opinion that a judicial officer should be confirmed in a pensionable appointment and if the

officer has passed such examinations as may be required as a condition for confirmation in his or her appointment, the chief registrar shall, as soon as may be before the expiration of the period of probation, forward to the secretary his or her recommendation that the officer should be so confirmed.

1. If upon consideration of a recommendation made by the chief registrar under sub regulation (2) of this regulation, that an officer should be confirmed in a pensionable post, the commission is of the opinion that it requires further information, it may refer the matter back to the chief registrar for further report.
2. If after consideration of the matters referred to in sub regulation (1) of this regulation the chief registrar is of the opinion that the work and conduct of a judicial officer have been of a standard to justify confirmation in a pensionable office, but the officer has not completed the examinations required for his or her appointment, the chief registrar shall, as soon as may be before the expiration of the officer’s period of probation, forward a report to the secretary together with his or her recommendation as to the period of further probationary service which the officer should be granted in order to pass the required examination.
3. If after consideration of the matters referred to in sub regulation
4. of this regulation the chief registrar is of the opinion that the work or conduct of a judicial officer has not been in all respects satisfactory, he or she shall so inform the officer in writing and indicate whether he or she proposes to recommend—
   1. an extension of the officer’s period of probation to show whether the officer can overcome the defects noted; or
5. that the officer’s appointment should be terminated.
6. The chief registrar shall, when giving to a judicial officer the information mentioned in sub regulation (5) of this regulation, also inform the officer that he or she is entitled to make representations, within a period to be specified by the chief registrar on the recommendations proposed.
7. On the expiration of the period allowed to the officer to make any representations, the chief registrar shall forward to the secretary a report on the officer, together with a copy of the letter to the officer and of the latter’s representations, if any, his or her comments thereon and a recommendation whether the period of probation should be extended or that the officer should not remain in the judicial service.

(8) Where a judicial officer holds a probationary appointment and the chief registrar at any time during the period of that probationary appointment is of the opinion that the appointment should be terminated immediately, the procedure prescribed in sub regulations (5), (6) and (7) of this regulation shall be followed.

1. Acting appointments.
2. If a judicial officer is for any reason unable to perform the functions of his or her office and the chief registrar is of the opinion that some other judicial officer should be appointed to act in that office, the chief registrar shall report the matter to the secretary and shall submit, for the consideration of the commission, the name of the judicial officer whom he or she recommends should be appointed to act in that office.
3. If any such recommendation involves the supersession of a senior officer, the chief registrar shall inform the secretary of his or her reasons for recommending the supersession of each such officer.
4. In considering recommendations for acting appointments, the commission shall apply the standards prescribed in regulation 10 of these Regulations, except that consideration may also be given to the interests of departmental efficiency.
5. Renewal of contracts.

If a judicial officer is serving on contract for a specified period, the chief registrar shall forward to the secretary four months before the officer is due to proceed on leave pending the determination of the contract, a notification of the date of the determination of the contract and his or her recommendation whether it should be renewed or not.

1. Compulsory retirement on grounds of age.

If the chief registrar is of the opinion that a judicial officer who holds a pensionable office should be called upon to retire from the judicial service on the grounds that he or she has attained the age at or after which he or she can under the law for the time being in force retire from the public service, he or she shall—

1. inform the officer that he or she intends to recommend that he or

she be compulsorily retired from the judicial service;

1. ask the officer concerned whether he or she wishes to make, within thirty days, any representations why he or she should not be so retired; and
2. after the expiration of that period, forward his or her recommendation to the secretary together with a copy of any representations made by the officer concerned and his or her comments thereon.

Part IV—Discipline.

1. Offences.

A judicial officer commits an offence against discipline in the judicial service if he or she is guilty of—

1. conducting himself or herself in any manner prejudicial to the good image and reputation of the judicial service;
2. practicing favouritism, nepotism or corruption whether for personal advantage or gain or that of any other person;
3. being late for or absent from duty without permission;
4. being insubordinate, rude or uncooperative;
5. being lazy or producing a poor standard of work;
   1. being untrustworthy or lacking integrity in public or private financial transactions;
   2. engaging in private interests at the expense of his or her official duties;
6. divulging official information to unauthorised persons;
7. being convicted of a criminal offence by a court of law; or

(j) in any way contravening any provisions of the laws, regulations, Public Service Standing Orders or any other instructions relating to the discipline of judicial officers.

1. Interdiction.
2. Whenever the chief registrar considers that the public interest requires that a judicial officer should cease to perform the functions of his or her office, he or she shall interdict the officer from the performance of those functions, if disciplinary proceedings are being taken or are about to be taken or if criminal proceedings have been or are being instituted against him or her.

1. A judicial officer who is interdicted shall receive such salary, not being less than half his or her salary, as the chief registrar shall think fit.
2. Where disciplinary or criminal proceedings have been taken or instituted against an officer under interdiction and the officer is not dismissed or, as the case may be, convicted as a result of those proceedings, the whole of any salary withheld under sub regulation (2) of this regulation shall be restored to him or her upon the termination of the proceedings.
3. An officer who is under interdiction shall not leave Uganda without the permission of the chief registrar.
4. Report on institution of criminal proceedings.
5. If criminal proceedings of a nature likely to warrant disciplinary proceedings are instituted against a judicial officer in any court, the chief registrar shall immediately report the facts to the secretary with a statement as to whether the officer has or has not been interdicted from the performance of his or her functions.
6. Notwithstanding the institution of criminal proceedings in any court against an officer under sub regulation (1) of this regulation, proceedings for dismissal upon any grounds in a criminal charge may be taken against that officer; and the decision of the commission under this sub regulation shall not in any way be influenced by the decision of the court.
7. The commission may, on the discovery of any new and important matter of evidence which was not within its knowledge or could not be produced before the commission at the time when its decision under sub regulation (2) of this regulation was made, review its decision and make any other decision that it considers fit; and the commission may, in particular, impose or alter any punishment imposed, as the case may require.
8. Suspension on criminal conviction.

Where a judicial officer has been convicted on a criminal charge, the chief registrar may, if he or she considers it to be in the public interest, suspend the officer from the performance of the functions of his or her office and may direct what proportion, if any, of the emoluments of any such officer shall be paid to him or her pending consideration of his or her case under these Regulations.

1. Proceedings after acquittal on criminal charges.

A judicial officer acquitted of a criminal charge in any court shall not be dismissed or otherwise punished on any charge upon which he or she has been acquitted, but nothing in this regulation shall prevent his or her being dismissed or otherwise punished on any other charges arising out of his or her conduct in the matter.

1. Misconduct justifying dismissal.
2. When the chief registrar considers it necessary to institute disciplinary proceedings against a judicial officer on the grounds of misconduct which, if proved, would justify his or her dismissal from the judicial service, he or she shall after such preliminary investigations as he or she considers necessary, forward to the officer a statement of the charges framed against him or her together with a brief statement of the allegations, insofar as they are not clear from the charges themselves, on which each charge is based, and call upon the officer to state in writing before a day to be specified by the chief registrar any grounds on which he or she relies to exculpate himself or herself.
3. If the officer does not furnish a reply to any charge forwarded under sub regulation (1) of this regulation within the period specified or if in the opinion of the chief registrar the officer fails to exculpate himself or herself, the chief registrar shall forward to the secretary copies of his or her report, the statement of the charges, the reply, if any, of the officer and the chief registrar’s own comments thereon.
4. If, upon consideration of the chief registrar’s report, the commission is of the opinion that proceedings for the dismissal of the officer should be continued, it shall inquire into the matter in such manner as it thinks fit.
5. The commission shall inform the officer that on a specified day the charges made against him or her will be investigated and that he or she will be allowed or, if the commission so determines, will be required to appear before it to defend himself or herself.
6. If witnesses are examined by the commission the officer shall be given an opportunity of being present and of putting questions on his or her

own behalf to the witnesses; and no documentary evidence shall be used against him or her unless he or she has previously been supplied with a copy of the evidence or given access to it.

1. The commission shall permit the Government and if he or she so requested the officer to be represented at its proceedings by a public officer or an advocate.
2. If during the course of the inquiry grounds for the framing of additional charges are disclosed, the commission shall so inform the chief registrar who shall follow the same procedures as for the original charges.
3. The proceedings of the commission shall not be open to the public.
4. Misconduct not justifying dismissal.
5. Whenever the chief registrar considers it necessary to institute disciplinary proceedings against an officer to whom these Regulations apply but is of the opinion that the misconduct alleged, if proved, would not be serious enough to warrant dismissal under regulation 28 of these Regulations, he or she shall, after such preliminary investigation as he or she considers necessary, forward to the officer a statement of the charges against him or her and shall call upon him or her to state in writing before a day to be specified any grounds on which he or she relies to exculpate himself or herself.
6. If the officer does not furnish a reply within the period specified or does not in the opinion of the chief registrar exculpate himself or herself, the chief registrar shall forward to the secretary a report on the case together with copies of the charges framed against the officer, the officer’s reply if any, and his or her own recommendations.
7. If, on consideration of that report including the grounds, if any, upon which the officer relies to exculpate himself or herself, the commission is of the opinion that no further investigation is necessary, it may immediately determine the penalty, other than dismissal, which should be inflicted on the officer.
8. If the commission on consideration of any such report is of the opinion that the matter should be further investigated, it shall inquire into the matter in such a manner as it thinks fit.

1. Notwithstanding sub regulations (1) to (4) of this regulation, if at any stage during proceedings taken under this regulation—
   1. it appears to the commission that the offence if proved would justify dismissal; or
   2. the commission considers that if the offence is proved, proceedings for the retirement of the officer from the judicial service on grounds of public interest would be more appropriate,

the proceedings so taken shall be discontinued and the procedure prescribed in regulation 28 or 34, as the case may be, shall be followed.

1. Procedure on criminal conviction.
2. If a judicial officer is adjudged guilty in any court of a criminal charge likely to warrant disciplinary proceedings, the chief registrar shall forward a copy of the charges and of the judgment, and of the proceedings of the court if they are available, and his or her recommendations to the secretary.
3. The commission, after giving the officer an opportunity to make representations in writing or, if the officer is in Uganda, an opportunity to be heard in person, shall determine whether the officer should be dismissed or subjected to some lesser disciplinary punishment on account of the conviction for the offence of which he or she has been adjudged guilty, without any of the proceedings prescribed in regulation 28, 29 or 34 of these Regulations being instituted.
4. Punishments.
5. The appointing authority may inflict any one or more of the following punishments upon a judicial officer as a result of proceedings taken under these Regulations—

(a)

dismissal;

(b)

reduction in salary;

(c)

reduction in rank or seniority;

(d)

stoppage of increments;

(e)

deferment of increments;

(f)

severe reprimand;

(g)

reprimand; or

(h)

recovery of the cost or part of the cost of any loss or damage caused by default or negligence, whether by deduction from

salary or gratuity or otherwise.

1. Nothing in this regulation shall—
2. limit the powers conferred by these Regulations to retire a judicial officer from the judicial service on the grounds of public interest;
3. restrict the authority of the chief registrar, subject to any instructions issued by the Treasury, to order the recovery of the cost or part of the cost of any loss or damage caused by any default or negligence; or
4. restrict the authority of the chief registrar to recover from the salary of an officer who has been absent from duty without leave or without reasonable excuse, after giving to that officer, where practicable, an opportunity to be heard, an amount which bears the same proportion to his or her annual salary as the period of absence bears to one year.
5. Termination of temporary appointments.
6. If in respect of a judicial officer appointed on temporary terms, the commission is satisfied upon—
7. any adverse information or report of the work or conduct of the officer; and
8. any representations by the officer,

that the work or conduct of the officer is unsatisfactory, it may recommend that the appointment of the officer be terminated immediately.

1. In this regulation, “temporary appointment” includes an appointment or arrangement made under regulation 17 of these Regulations for the purposes of training a candidate for a judicial post to which these Regulations apply.
2. Report of unsatisfactory conduct of officer serving on contract.
3. If the chief registrar considers that the conduct of a judicial officer who is serving on contract is unsatisfactory, he or she shall report the matter to the secretary; and the commission shall determine what action, otherwise than in accordance with the terms of the contract, should be taken regarding the officer in respect of whom the report has been made.
4. Nothing in this regulation shall affect the power of the

commission to terminate any contract in accordance with a term or condition contained in the contract.

1. Retirement in the public interest.
2. Notwithstanding regulation 28 of these Regulations, if the chief registrar considers that a judicial officer should be retired from the judicial service on the grounds of public interest he or she shall—
   1. obtain from the responsible officers of every Ministry in which the officer has served reports as to his or her work and conduct; and
   2. allow the officer an opportunity of considering those reports and of showing cause why he or she should not be retired from the judicial service.
3. If the chief registrar, after considering the officer’s statement and having regard to all the circumstances of the case, is of the opinion that the officer should be retired from the public service in the public interest, he or she shall forward to the secretary the reports obtained under sub regulation (1)(a) of this regulation and the statement of the officer, together with his or her own recommendation.
4. The commission shall determine the action, if any, to be taken against the officer.
5. If, upon consideration of the report made by the chief registrar under sub regulation (2) of this regulation, the commission is of the opinion that the facts disclosed warrant the institution of proceedings for the officer’s dismissal or the imposition of some lesser penalty than dismissal, the commission may direct the chief registrar to institute proceedings against the officer under regulation 28 or 29 of these Regulations, as may be appropriate.

Part V—Miscellaneous.

1. Relevant documents to be submitted.

Any officer who submits any matter for the consideration of the commission shall ensure that all relevant documents and papers are made available to the commission; and the commission may require the production of any further documents or information relevant to the matter under consideration.

1. Correspondence.

All correspondence and documents for the commission shall be addressed to the secretary to the commission.

1. Documents to be submitted in centuplicate.

All documents submitted for consideration by the commission shall be forwarded in centuplicate unless otherwise directed by the secretary.

1. Cases not otherwise provided for.

In any matter not covered by these Regulations, the commission shall determine the procedure to be adopted.

1. Service of documents.

Where under these Regulations—

1. it is necessary—
   1. to serve any notice, charge or other document upon a judicial officer; or
   2. to communicate any information to any judicial officer by reason of the officer having absented himself or herself from duty; and
2. it is not possible to effect service upon or communicate that information to the officer personally,

it shall be sufficient if the notice, charge or other document, or a letter containing the information, is sent to the officer by registered post at his or her last known address.

1. Consent to prosecution.

A prosecution in respect of any offence under these Regulations shall not be instituted except by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

SCHEDULES

First Schedule.

reg. 13(1).

Oath of member of commission.

I,___________________ , having been appointed as a member of

the Judicial Service Commission, swear that I will without fear or favour, affection or ill will, discharge the functions of the office of member of the Judicial Service Commission, and that I will not, directly or indirectly, reveal any matter relating to such functions to any unauthorised person or otherwise than in the course of duty. (So help me God.)

Sworn before me, this______________ day of, 20

Chairperson, Judicial Service Commission/Judge of the High Court

Second Schedule.

reg. 13(2).

Oath of secretary/staff of commission.

I,____________________ , having been called upon to exercise the

functions of secretary to/a member of the staff of/ the Judicial Service Commission, swear that I will not directly or indirectly reveal to any unauthorised person or otherwise than in the course of duty the contents or any part of the contents of any document, communication or information whatsoever which may come to my knowledge in the course of my duties as such. (So help me God.)

Sworn before me this_______________ day of, 20

Chairperson, Judicial Service Commission/Judge of the High Court

Third Schedule.

reg. 13(3).

Affirmations.

Affirmation of member of commission.

I, _______________________ , having been appointed as a

member of the Judicial Service Commission, solemnly and sincerely declare that I will without fear or favour, affection or ill will, discharge the functions of the office of a member of the Judicial Service Commission, and that I will not, directly or indirectly, reveal any matters relating to such function to any unauthorised person or otherwise than in the course of duty.

Declared before me this_____________ day of____________________ , 20____________

Chairperson, Judicial Service Commission/Judge of the High Court

reg. 13(3).

Affirmation of secretary/staff of commission.

I,________________________ , being called upon to exercise the

functions of secretary to/a member of the staff of/ the Judicial Service Commission, solemnly and sincerely declare and affirm that I will not, directly or indirectly, reveal to any unauthorised person or otherwise than in the course of duty the contents or any part of the contents of any document, communication or information whatsoever which may come to my knowledge in the course of my duties as such.

Declared before me this_____________ day of____________________ , 20____________

Chairperson, Judicial Service Commission/Judge of the High Court

History: S.I. 22/1989; S.I. 262/1994.