Disciplinary procedures while on secondment

(1) An Officer who, while on secondment, is alleged by the receiving organization to have committed an offence, shall be returned by the receiving organization back to the National Assembly and shall be interdicted or suspended by the Committee or the Governor-General from the exercise of the powers and functions of his office pending an investigation into the case. He shall be allowed to receive such portion of the emoluments of his office not being less than one half as the Committee or the Governor-General shall approve. (2) The Officer shall appear before the Committee or the Governor-General accompanied by a representative of the receiving organization and his union representative or attorney if he so desires. (3) If the Officer is acquitted of the charges, he shall be reinstated to his substantive post immediately, and shall receive the portion of his emoluments withheld from him while on suspension or interdiction. (4) If he is found guilty as charged, he may be dismissed, or the committee or the Governor-General may, at its or his discretion, impose some lesser penalty in accordance with regulation 59(2) above. 46 National Assembly Staff