Disqualification of members
Article 26
(1) Any member of the Commission shall lose membership in the following circumstances:
1. A written resignation after it is approved by the President.
2. Physical and mental incapacity which prevents the member from performing his/her
duties.
3. Sentence to imprisonment for more than six months.
4. Provision of false information to fulfill membership criteria.
5. Completion of tenure.
6. Lack of observing laws, regulations, rules, and procedures related to the Commission.
(2) If a member of Commission loses membership in one of the cases mentioned in Clause (1)
and more than one year of her/his tenure remains, the Ministry of Information and Culture
shall call the Selection Committee as mentioned in Article 20 (1) within 10 work days and
the Selection Committee shall announce acceptance of application and Curriculum Vitas
(CVs) for vacant membership of the Commission.
(3) The committee shall introduce two qualified candidates from among all candidates to the
President.
(4) The President shall choose one as a member of the Commission for the remaining time
period.
Dismissal of the Commission Member
Article 27
The five members of the commission shall decide the circumstances under Clause 2, 4, 6 of the
Article 26 to dismiss one of its members.
Limitations
Article 28
(1) The Chair and members of the Commission shall not take part in decision making meetings
in which they have a conflict of interest.
(2) Chair and members of the Commission shall not disclose or use any information that they
have gained and which is prohibited based on the provisions of this law, for their and their
relatives’ benefit while on duty or thereafter.
(3) In case the Chair or members of the Commission violate the provision of article 28 (2), the
violator shall be prosecuted in accordance the laws of the country.
Secretariat of the Commission
Article 29