Bill 25 2022 - Constitutional Appointees Emolument (Amendment) Bill 2022
The Bill would require payment of a gratuity to the Chairman and each member of the Constitutional Appointments Authority when their term ends, equal to 25% of the salary earned during that term.
[17th Octobe r 2 0 2 2 ] Consti t utional Appointees’ Emoluments 1 (Amendment) Bill, 2022 REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE BILL CONSTITUTIONAL APPOINTEES' EMOLUMENTS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2022 (Bill No. 25 of 2022) EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE OBJECTS OF AND REASONS FOR THE BILL The Constitution establishes the Constitutional Appointments Authority (the “CAA”) and provides that the salary, allowances and gratuity payable to a member of the CAA shall be prescribed by or under an Act. The Constitutional Appointees' Emoluments Act (Cap. 256) (the “Act”) prescribes the salary and allowances of the members of the CAA. However, it does not prescribe the payment of any gratuity for them. The Bill seeks to amend the Act and prescribe the gratuity that will be paid to the Chairman and members of the CAA. The Bill proposes that the Chairman and each member of the CAA shall upon completion of their term of office be paid a gratuity of an amount equal to 25% of the total salary earned during that term. Dated this 14th day of October, 2022. FRANK D.R. ALLY ATTORNEY-GENERAL ——————— [17th Octobe r 2 0 2 2 ] Consti t utional Appointees’ Emoluments 2 (Amendment) Bill, 2022 REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE BILL CONSTITUTIONAL APPOINTEES' EMOLUMENTS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2022 (Bill No. 25 of 2022) ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS SECTIONS 1. Short title 2. Amendment of section 5 of Cap 256 [17th Octobe r 2 0 2 2 ] Consti t utional Appointees’ Emoluments 3 (Amendment) Bill, 2022 REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE BILL CONSTITUTIONAL APPOINTEES' EMOLUMENTS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2022 (Bill No. 25 of 2022) A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTIONAL APPOINTEES' EMOLUMENTS ACT, CAP 256. ENACTED by the President and the National Assembly. Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Constitutional Appointees' Emoluments (Amendment) Bill, 2022. [17th Octobe r 2 0 2 2 ] Consti t utional Appointees’ Emoluments 4 (Amendment) Bill, 2022 REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE BILL Amendment of section 5 of Cap 256 2. The Constitutional Appointees' Emoluments Act is amended in section 5, by — (a) inserting after paragraph (b), the following new paragraph — “(c) the Chairman and each member of the Constitutional Appointments Authority upon completion of the end of their term of office on each appointment or part thereof, in case of vacation otherwise than being removed under Article 166 of the Constitution, shall be paid a gratuity of an amount equal to 25% of the total salary earned during that term.” (b) renumbering the chapeau as subsection (1); and (c) inserting the following new subsection immediately after paragraph (c) — “(2) Section 5(1)(c) shall apply upon the coming into operation of this Act.”.