s.9Appointment of Official Members
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Section 9Part 4 — Personnel Arrangements for Official Members

Appointment of Official Members

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Official Members shall be appointed as follows —
the Deputy Governor shall be appointed by the Governor acting in accordance with section 34 of the Constitution;
the Attorney General shall be appointed by the Governor acting in his discretion as advised by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission in accordance with section 56 of the Constitution; and
the Financial Secretary shall be appointed by the Governor acting in his discretion under section 109(4) of the Constitution and in accordance with this Law.
Before appointing an Official Member, the Governor may satisfy himself that the person to be appointed has the necessary skills, knowledge and integrity to carry out the duties required of the position concerned in a highly competent and politically neutral manner.
The Governor may reappoint an Official Member who has reached the end of a fixed-term employment agreement and such reappointment shall, to the extent allowable having regard to the provisions referred to in subsection (1) and having regard to subsection (2), be made in accordance with the provisions of personnel regulations relating to reappointment of civil servants who have reached the end of fixed-term employment agreements.
The Governor may reappoint an Official Member who has attained the normal retirement age for civil servants and such reappointment shall, to the extent allowable having regard to the provisions referred to in subsection (1) and having regard to subsection (2), be made in accordance with provisions of personnel regulations relating to reappointment of civil servants who have reached normal retirement age.
Where an Official Member is, by reason of illness or absence from the Islands or for any other reason, incapable of performing the functions of his office, the Governor may appoint a civil servant to temporarily act in the office of the Official Member.
The Portfolio of the Civil Service shall provide the Governor with such information, assistance and support as he may request in the process of considering the appointment or reappointment of an Official Member.

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