Requirement!that! the!Information! Commissioner! must!meet! ! ! ! ! ! ! Term!of!Office! ! Appointment!in! case!the!post! becomes!vacant! Dismissal!from! Unofficial)translation) ! President!proposing!such!names.! ! 46! The!Information!Commissioner!so!appointed!shall! meet!the!following!requirements:! ! (a)! must!have!attained!the!age!of!35!years;! ! ! (b)! must!not!be!convicted!of!an!offence!punishable! by!a!had,!or!an!offence!of!fraud!or!bribery!as!per! Shari’ah;! ! ! (c)! must!not!be!a!person!holding!an!elected!office! or!a!political!position!under!the!Constitution!of! any!law!of!the!Republic!of!Maldives;! ! ! (d)! must!not!be!a!member!of!a!political!party!nor! engaged!in!the!activities!of!a!political!party;! ! ! (e)! must!have!a!first!degree!in!the!legal!field,!and! possess!at!least!7!(seven)!years!experiences!in! working!in!the!legal!or!Shari’ah!field!in!the! Maldives,!or!must!have!a!first!degree!in!the! human!rights!field,!and!possess!at!least!four! years!experience!in!working!in!the!human! rights!field!in!the!Maldives.! ! ! (f)! must!not!be!employed!in!any!other!employment! save!as!Information!Commissioner.! ! 47! (a)! The!term!of!office!of!the!Information! Commissioner!who!is!appointed!shall!be!1!term! of!5!years!from!the!date!of!his!appointment.! ! ! (b)! Notwithstanding!subsection!(a)!of!this!section,! except!when!the!Information!Commissioner!is! dismissed!from!office!under!Section!7!of!this! Act,!the!People’s!Majlis!can!approve!the!renewal! of!the!appointment!of!the!Information! Commissioner!for!an!additional!term!of!not! more!than!5!years.! ! 48! When!the!post!of!the!Information!Commissioner! becomes!vacant!a!person!shall!be!appointed!to!the! post!within!60!(sixty)!days!of!the!post!becoming! vacant,!as!according!to!section!3!of!this!Act.! ! 49! The!Information!Commissioner!shall!be!dismissed! 27!