Amendment 3 to the Law Commission and Library Act
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Amendment 3 to the Law Commission and Library Act | |||
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Citation | PAa-3 to A-33 | ||
Enacted by | Open Parliament | ||
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Introduced on | 27 May 2020 | ||
Introduced by | Ramelia | ||
Required majority | Simple majority | ||
Status: Pending |
This Amendment rectifies practical problems with the Law Commission and Library Act.
Section 1. Law Commission Appointment and the Cabinet
- Clause 1. Article 4, Section 1, Clauses 6 and 7 shall be amended to read as follows:
- Clause 6. One Member State, nominated by the World Assembly Delegate and confirmed by a majority of the Commission, for a term of four months; and
- Clause 7. One Member State, nominated by the Minister of Domestic Affairs and confirmed by a majority of the Commission, for a term of four months.
- Clause 2. A clause shall be appended to Article 4, Section 2, to read as follows:
- Clause 5. The Law Commission should generally endeavor to confirm Member States other than those serving as members of the Cabinet to the appointive seats on the Law Commission, but may nonetheless confirm such States if deemed needful or especially appropriate in the nomination. No appointive member of the Law Commission shall be disqualified from continued service solely for election to the Cabinet.
- Clause 1. Article 4, Section 1, Clauses 6 and 7 shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 2. Stopping Indefinite Law Commission Appointments
Article 4, Section 2, Clause 4 shall be amended to read as follows:
- Clause 4. Appointive member of the Law Commission shall continue to hold office for up two two weeks until a successor qualifies, but shall vacate office at the end of this period regardless of whether a successor has qualified. A nomination to an appointive seat, and pertinent voting, may occur if the incumbent's term is within one week of expiring.