Publ ic Service Commission (Discipl inary Procwu rt')

L.N. 37 of 1988

THE CONSTITUTION 01-' MALTA

Publ ic Service Commission (Discipl inary Procwu rt')

(Amendment) Regulations, 1988

IN EXERCISE of the power!; conferred by section 121 of the Con·

stitution of Mnha . the Public Service Commission has, with the consent

of the Prime Minister. made the following regulations:-

(I) These regulations may be cited as the Public Service C;,.,ion.nd

Commission (Disciplina ry Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations, «>mm.~me"'

1988 and shaH be read and construed as onc with the Public Service

Commission (Disciplinary Proced ure) Regulations, 1977, herei nafter

referred to as "the principal regulations".

These regulations shall come into foreeon the 11th April,

(2)

1988.

For regulation 19 of the principal regulatio ns there shall be Sub<titu, ••

substituted the following new regulation

T he Head of the Depa rt ment and the officer

charged may be represented or assisted, respectively, by an

officer in the public service or by a representative of the Slaff

Associa tion or Union to which the officer charged belongs, or

by any other person of his choice not being a member of Par-

liament.·' .

J. Immediately after regulation 23 of the principal regulations A(Idi,ion of DeW

the re shall be inserted the following new regulatio n

2JA. (I) Any person who is or has been a public of-

ficer and who had been found guilty by the Commission of an

offence

under th ese Regulations may pe tition the Co mmis-

sion

review

his case for the purpose of revoking or amend-

ong the recommend ation which the Commission had tendered

against him.

(2) The petition sha ll be made in writing and shall

be sent to the Commission directly or through the Adminis-

trative Secretary.

(3) The Commission shall thereupon send a copy

of tlie petition 10 the Prime Minister for any comme nts he

may wish 10 make witliin one month from the receipt of that

copy. On the ex piration of that time the Commission shall

thereupon proceed 10 examine the petition.

(4) T he Commission may allow the review of the

case if. in its disc re lion. it is satisfied that there was a primo

jacie case of gross disregard o f tlie disciplinary regulations or

a serious miscarriage of juslice result ing in a violation of natu-

ral justice or fundamcntal rights

Provided Ihat Ihe Commission shall nOI consider a

petition for a review of its past recommcndation if the

petitioner had already made a simila r request which had been

rejected on the merits of the case.

(5) The Commission shall not allow any new evi-

dcnce to be produced whenever it is rcviewing its past recom-

mendation unless it is satisfied Ihat such evidence was un-

known to or could not be produced by the petitioner when his

case was first heard.

(6) The Commission. aflcr hearing Ihe o ral rep-

resentations of the petitioncr and of thc Head of the Depart-

menl concerned, or thcir rcspectivc rcpresentatives or assis-

lams, as far as praClicable in accordance wuh Ihe provisIOns

of regulalions 18 and 20. shall proceed 10 recommend 10 Ihe

Prime Ministcr eit her that he should confirm its original re-

commendation or that he should amend or revoke it.

(7) If the manc r is not referred baek to the Com-

mission within twO months or action on th e recomme ndation

of the Commission is not taken within the sa me period, the

Commission shall infonn the petitioner of the recommenda-

tion il had made 10 lhe Prime Ministe r.·'.

4. In paragraph (I ) of regulation 25 of the principal regulations

for the words ··not being an advocate or legal procurator·' there shall be

substituted Ihe words ·'not being a member of Parliamenl.'·.

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(I) Kull min hu jew kien ufrigal pubbliku u li

ki en instab hati mill-Kum mi ssjoni ta' reat taht dawn ir-

Rcgolamcnti jista' jitlob lill-Kummissjoni sabiex tirrevedi 1-

kaz tieghu bil-ghan illi tigi revokata jew emendata r-

ra kkoma ndazzjoni li l-Kummissjoni tkun ghamlel kontra

liegh u.

(2) It-tal ba ghandha ssir bil-miktub u ghandha

tintbaghat dirctt lill-Kummissjon i jcw pc rmczz tas-Segretarju

Ammin istraftiv.

(3) II-Kummi ssjoni ghandha mbaghad tibghat

kopja tat -talba lill- Prim Ministru ghal dawk il-kum menti li

jista' jkun iridjaghmel fi tmien xahar minn mClajirticvi dik il-

kopja. MCla jiskadi dak iz-tmicn il-Kummissjoni ghandha

mbaghad tghaddi biex teiamina I-Ialba.

(4) Ir-Kummissjoni tist,,' tippcrmeUJ reviijoni t~l ­

kai jekk. fid-diskre7.zjoni taghha. tkun sodisfatta illi prima

facie ki en hemm kai ta' nuqqas ta' osse rvanza serja tar-

regolamcnti tad-dilllliplina jew li jkun s~r n u qq~s gravi fit -

tweu iq tal-gustizzja li jirriiulta fi vjolaujon i ta' gustinja

naturali jew la' drittijiet fundamcntal;

lid" I-Kummissjoni ma ghandhiex likkunsidra talba

ghal rcviijoni ta' rakkomandazzjoni li Ikun ghaml ct jrk k min

ircssaq it-ta lba jkun ga ghamel talba bhal dik li tkun incahdct

fuq il -merti t~l - k~i.

(5) I1·Kummissjoni ma ghandhiex tippcrmetti li

litress"q xiehda gdid,\ meta din Ikun qieghda tirrevedi

rakkomandaujoni li Ikun ghamlel hlief jekk din Ikun

sodisfal1a li dik ix-xie hda ma kin itx maghrufa minn. jew ma

setghelll litressaq minn. min ikun ghamel il-talba mela kien

instema' l-kai lieghu gha ll-ewwel darba.

(6) Wara I; I·Kummissjoni Ik un scmghel is-

sOl1omissjonijiet verbali la' min jaghmel it-talba u lal~ Kap

tad-D ipa rtimem koncerna t. jew tar-rapprezentanli jew

ass islenli lagh hom rispenivi. kemm jiSla' Jkun b'mod prllltiku

skond id-dispoiizzjonijiet ta' I-artikol i II': u 20. hi ja ghandha

tipprocedi sabiex lirrakkomanda lill-Prim Ministru jew li

ghandu jikkonferma r-rakkomandazzjoni originali taghha

jew li ghand u jemendaha jcw jirrevokaha.

(7) Jekk il- kwisljoni ma tergax tigi riferita Iura lill-

Kummissjon i fi zmien ll ahrcjn jew ma tille hi dlllli azzjoni fuq

ir-rakkomandazzjoni lal-Kum missjoni n-istess imien. il-

Kummissjoni ghandha tinforma li l min ikun ghamel it-talba

bir- rakkom andazzjoni li hija tkun ghamlet !ill-Prim

Ministru ....

4. Fil -pa ragrafu ( I) tar-regolamenl 25 lar -regol"ment i pr incipal i

minnok il·kliem "Ii la jkun avu kal u la nq as prokuralur legali"

ghandhom jidhlu I·kliem ""I; ilia jkun x membru tal -Parlamcnt. ...