Representations from Officers

(1) Officers who may wish to make representations regarding matters affecting their conditions of service, should do so personally or through their staff representative to the Clerk and should not directly approach a Member of the (2) Representations from Officers to members of the National Assembly concerning any aspect of their conditions of service are hereby prohibited. Officers should utilize the procedure outlined in subregulation (5) below. (3) The Clerk shall– (a) respond within fourteen days, where the matter can be dealt with internally: (b) forward such representation to the Committee and other appropriate authority within seven days, where the matter cannot be dealt with internally. (4) The Clerk should state in a separate memorandum, if necessary, his own views on the representations made and make definite recommendations as to the merit of the representations. (5) When the Officer has not received a reply within twenty- one days he shall forward a copy of his request directly to the Committee and the addressee.