12 (a) conduct an inquiry or cause an inquiry to be conducted into the circumstances of the suspension; and (b) after considering the results of the inquiry, decide whether or not— (i) to lift the suspension; or (ii) to do any one or more of the following— A. reprimand the employee concerned; B. reduce the salary or any allowance payable to the employee concerned; C. transfer the employee concerned to another post or grade, the salary of which is less than that received by him or her at the date of the imposition of the penalty; D. impose a fine not exceeding level five or three months salary, which fine may be recovered by deductions from the salary of the employee concerned; E. subject to subsection (3), discharge the employee concerned; and shall inform the employee and his or her head of department accordingly.”. 29 Amendment of section 145 of Cap 29:15 Section 145 (“Delegation of powers to employees ”) of the principal Act is amended— (a) in subsection (1)— (i) by the deletion of “or an executive committee, with the approval of the council,”; (ii) in proviso (i) by the deletion of “or executive committee”; (iii) by the repeal of proviso (ii); (iv) in proviso (iv) by the deletion of “ or executive committee, agricultural commodity” and "or executive committee"; (b) in subsection (2) by the deletion of “ or executive committee, as the case may be,”. (c) in subsection (3) by the deletion of “ or executive committee, as the case may be,” and “”or executive committee”. 30 Amendment of section 318 of Cap 29:15 Section 318 (“Ballot or meeting of voters”) of the principal Act is amended by the repeal of subsection (5) and the substitution of— “(5) Part XVIII of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13] (No. 25 of 2004) shall apply, with such changes as may be necessary, to the holding of a ballot in terms of this section.” PART IV AMENDMENT TO ELECTORAL ACT [CHAPTER 2:13] (NO. 25 OF 2004) 31 Repeal of sections 120 and 122 of Cap 2:13 Sections 120 and 122 of the principal Act are repealed. 12

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