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Prisons Act 1933 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Committee of Inquiry
9. Composition of committee of inquiry
Feedback & support(1)
A committee of inquiry consists of one or more persons who must be appointed by the Minister.
(2)
Where a committee of inquiry consists of more than one person, the Minister must appoint one of the members to be the chairperson.
(3)
Where a committee of inquiry consists of one member only, the member is vested with the powers of a chairperson.
(4)
Every member of a committee of inquiry appointed under this section is deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code 1871.