ACT No. vor 1989 AN A CT la amend Ihe [nquiries A CI, 1977.

I assent.

PA U L X U EREB

( L. S. )

Acting PresideR!

3rd March. 1989

ACT No. vor 1989

AN A CT la amend Ihe [nquiries A CI, 1977.

BE IT ENACTED by Ille Presidcm . by an d with the ad~ice and

consen t of the HOllse of Reprc!<:R1at;ves. in this present Parliament

assembled. ~nd by the aUlhar;!), ofthc sa me , as fOIl0","5:-

I. This Act may be ci ted as the Inqu iries (Amendment) Act. 1989 Shon",".

and sha ll be read 3Jld construed as one with the Inqu iries Act . lm . ...... J'o. X1X

he reinafte r re ferred to as "the principal Act" ,

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In section 2 of the principal Act, immcdiatdy after the words A" .. ""'",n'

M MSl atutory bodyM means any corpora tion or ot her body corporate oitc<Uc.ol

established by law M there shall be added the following MO r a ny :':"\ '

partnership or othe r body in which tht Government or such body as ........

aforesaid have a cont rolling interest, or OYer which they have eUectiwe

ron trol ~ .

Section 4 o f the principal Act shall be amended as follows

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(a)

§ubscction (2) thereof sha ll be ren umbered (4); and

principol

(I» immediately a fter subsection ( I ) thereof th ere shall be

Isc n ed the following new subsections

~(2) Whe re a board consists of three persons or morc.

Ihis shall be composed of a eh~irman together with such

number of other members in an even number as the person

appointing th e board may deem fit; ~nd wh ere the tota!

numbe r of the members composing the board is more than

three , onc of the members o f the board o ther than the

chairman shaH be appoin ted by the person appoi ming the

board as dep ut y chairman and shall preside at the meetings of

the board in th e absence of the chairman .

(3) The. quorum of the board 5hall consist of ' he

cha irman , or in the abse nce of the chairman the depu ty

chairman. together wil h such other members being nOl kss

than half the number of members OIhe r than the chairman ,

composing the board:· ,

In subsection ( I) of sect ion 5 or lhe pri nci pal Act, for lhe words

"chairman or member of any board" 'here shall bcsubstilUted ' he ,,",or<is

"chairman or deputy chairman a~ ,he case may tl.:. or membe r of any

board" ,

Section 60f the principal Act Ylal1 be amended as follows

S.

(3) in subs«lion (I) ,he rwf. for the words "through i l~

cha irman" there shall be substit uted ltw: words ··tllmugh its

cha irm an or dcpul y ch~lirman <IS the case may be ,": alld

(b) in subsccton {-'I thereof. for tile words "shall be liabk nn

amviction to a line (mU/la) not exceeding fifty pounds:~ tbere shall

be substituted tile words "shall be liable on OOn"iclioo to a fine

(mllllo) not exceeding five hu ndred Mal tese liri or to imprisonmen t

not exceeding three months. or to bOlh fin.., and imprisonm..,nt:"",

The Schedule tolhe pri ncipa l Act shal1 be amended as follows

6,

(a) in Fonn A tlic rl"Of. fOf the words "ta ken by Chairman or

member of Board" and "ha"ing been appointed to be Chainnanl

Memhcr of ~ then' shall hc respectively substitu ted the words

"ta ken b~ chairman, depUly chairman or member of Board" and

"h;lving heen appointed 10 be Chairman / Dc pUl~ Chairman/

t.1cmbe r of': a nd

(bl in Fonn B t he reo f. for the W(>rds "(Si!lnawrc of

Chai rman or olher member),' there shall be ~ubsti t uted th.:- wmds

"Signat ure of Chai rman. Deputy Chai rman or other Member)"',

Pus~ by the House of R epr~n tatives al Si ltin g No, 203 of the 27th Fcbruar~,

LAWR ENCE GOSZl

Speaker

p , M USCAT T E R RIBILE

Clerk 10 Ihe Hmue of Rt'pre£entalivt's

I~u' ...... 0ipartiID< .. to' ~Inlormaujoai

I'M/}/;,lu-d b, ,Iu- Dtp<lrlm.m Of I~fli<_

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(a ) fil ·f"rm~1 A lal!hha. mmllok il·khem " Jj jiniehed minn

choirmon jew membru la' Bord" u "Ii ~i' mahlur Chaim umJ

~kmbru la'" ghandhnm rispt'lIi\':lment jidhlu I· klicm "Ii jill iehcd

minn cliaim.all. \"jti-<:/,oim"", je"" membru ta' Bord " u "Ii g.ejt

mahtur C/lIIirmm./ViCi·C/wimrrm/Memllru 13"'; u

(0) fil·furm" 13 T:.):hh .• , mlnO"k ,1· ... liem "( Firma lac·

Cliairmall iew mcmbru ic horr ghandhom jidhlu l· kliem '"( Firma

lac·C/wirmall. Vi ti·Clrairm ulI jew mc mbru ie ho rr.

Mghoddi mill· Kamra tad·Dcput 3li fi s·Seduta Nru. 2Q3ms·27 ta' Frar, 1989.

LAWRENCE GON Z I

Speaker

P . M USCAT TF-RRnUI.E

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