General Laws Amendment Act, 2011
Act No. 5 of 2011
(b) be lodged in the court where the award or order is made or, where the
award or order is registered in a different court, in that court.";
(c) in Part I of the Third Schedule ("Offences in respect of which Magistrate may not
grant bail without consent of Attorney-General") by the repeal of paragraph 7 and the
substitution of the following paragraphs
"7. Contravening section 128 of the Parks and Wild Life Act [Chapter 20:14].
8. An offence referred to in Part II—
(a) where the accused person has been previously convicted of an offence
referred to in that Part or in this Part; or
(b) which was allegedly committed while he or she was released on
in respect of an offence referred to in that Part or this Part.".
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Amendment of Cap. 10:18
(1) The Ombudsman Act [Chapter 10:18] is amended
(a) in the long title, by the deletion of "Ombudsman" and "Deputy Ombudsman" wherever
they occur and the substitution of "Public Protector" and "Deputy Public Protector"
respectively;
(b) by the repeal of the preamble and the substitution of the following—
"WHEREAS sections 107 and 108 of the Constitution provide“107. (1) There shall be a Public Protector and, where the President has deemed
it desirable, a Deputy Public Protector whose offices shall be public offices but shall
not form part of the Public Service.
(2) The Public Protector and Deputy Public Protector shall be appointed by the
President after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission and the Committee
on Standing Rules and Orders.
(3) If the appointment of a Public Protector or Deputy Public. Protector is not
consistent with any recommendation made by the Judicial Service Commission, the
President shall cause Parliament to be informed as soon as is practicable:
(4) The Deputy Public Protector .shall—
(a) assist the Public Protector in the exercise of his functions' and duties and the
Public Protector may authorize him to exercise any of his functions or duties
on his behalf;
(b) act as Public Protector whenever the office of the Public Protector is' vacant
or the Public Protector is for any reason unable to perform the functions of
his office.
(5) An Act of Parliament may make provision for the qualifications and
remuneration of the Public Protector and the Deputy Public Protector.
108. (1) Subject to section 108B(7), the Public Protector may investigate
(a) action taken by any officer, person or authority referred to in subsection (2)
in the exercise of the administrative functions of that officer, person or
authority in any case where it is alleged that a person has suffered injustice
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