PART
I]
THE GAZE-ITEOI] PAKISTAN, EXTRA,, OCTOBER
(c)
one memb€r shall be liom
of
civil society having
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a degrce based on
cducalion from a recognized institution and
experience of nol lcss than filicen years in the field of social
sixte€n years
sciencesi
(4)
No person shall be considered fo. appointment es Commissioner
(l) unless he is less lhan sixty-fiye years ofage at the tinre of
under suLseclion
such appointmcnt.
(5)
The Information Commssion shall be hcad€d bl rlrc Chiei'
Information Commissioner, who shall b€ appointed by the Prirne \linisler fiorn
amongst the Commissioners,
(6)
The Chief lnforrnation Commissioner and the Commissioner\ \hall
hold omc€ for a l€mi oi four years from the date on which they Lssume chnr -r,r. ,'l'
their office and shall nol be €ligible for such reappointment.
(7)
The Chref Information Commissioner and lhe Commissioncrs shall
not hold any oth€r public oflice or be colnected with any political party ar thc
time of or during their appointmenl in thc Informelion Commission and, oner
appointed, they shall work oll tull time basis and may not run any business or
pursue any profession durinS lheir tenure as the Chief Information Commissioner
and Commissioners.
(t)
The Chi€f lnformation Cunmissioncr and Conrmissioners shall bc
removed if there are serious complaints of mental and physical incapaciry and
misconduct against them, which are materially inconsistent Bith the status of
being Chief Informa.tipn Commissioner or, as the case may be, a Commissioner.
The complainl shall be lodged bcfore a five-member Parliamentary Comm;ttee
comprising hvo Senators nominated by the Chairman Senste and three Members
of Natiooal Assembly nominated by the Speaker Natroral Assembly. The
Speakcr National Assembly shall nominate one of lhe five members as the
Chairperson of thc said Pfirliamcnlary Cornmiltcc
Provided that where lhe Natonal Assembly stands drssolved
the
Parliamcntary Commitlee shall comprisc five Senators and the Chairman Senate shall
nominate one of the five Senators as Chairp€rson ofthe Parlia.menrary Committee.
(9)
Thc Parliamcntary Commitlce shall considcr lhe complaint record
reasons and presen! its recommendfltions to the Primc Min;srcr who shall
implement the relomn rendat ion s $rll'ir thidy day( fronr the datc of receipt ul'
such recommendations,
19. Functions ofthc lnformitioD Commission.-<l) The lnlbrmalion
Commission shall have the primary responsibility to receive and decide on
appeals under seclion I7.
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