Judicial Service Act [Chapter 7:18]
organisation representing all or any members of the Judicial Service to be a recognised
association or a recognised organisation, as the case may be, for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The Minister responsible for labour may, after consultation with the Commission, at
any time by written notice to the recognised association or organisation concerned, revoke any
declaration made in terms of subsection (1).
(3) Any member of the Judicial Service who is eligible to do so may join a recognised
association or organisation and, subject to this Act, participate in its lawful activities.
(4) A member of the Judicial Service who fails or refuses to join a recognised association
or organisation shall not, on account of such failure, be debarred from or prejudiced in respect
of any appointment, promotion or advancement within the Judicial Service.
14 Prohibition from engaging in any work outside Judicial Service
(1) A member of the Judicial Service shall not engage in any activities outside the Judicial
Service that(a) conflict with the member's functions within the Judicial Service; or
(b) bring into question the member's ability to act impartially as a member.
(2) A member shall not engage in any financial and business dealings that may reasonably
be perceived to exploit a member's position within the Judicial Service.
(3) Subject to subsections (1) and (2), a member may manage and participate in(a) a business conducted by the member or members of his or her family; or
(b) a business entity primarily engaged in investment of the financial resources of the
member or members of his or her family.
PART IV
DISCIPLINE OF MEMBERS OF JUDICIAL SERVICE
15 Investigation and adjudication of misconduct cases
Subject to the Constitution, this Act or any other enactment, any case involving misconduct
or suspected misconduct on the part of a member of the Judicial Service shall be investigated,
adjudicated upon and, where appropriate, punished by the Commission.
16 Freedom of persons presiding over courts from arrest or search in court
premises
No arrest or search of the person presiding over a court, in pursuance of any proceedings,
shall(a) in the case of an arrest, be made within his or her chambers or within the precincts of a
court over which he or she is presiding; or
(b) in the case of a search, be executed within his or her chambers or within the precincts
of a court over which he or she is presiding, except with his or her consent;
whether or not the person presiding over the court is conducting any proceedings therein.
17 Codes of conduct
Service regulations may prescribe one or more Judicial Service employment codes of
conduct providing for-8-