Section 19: Establishment of Commission

19. Establishment of Commission (1) There is established for the purposes of this Act a Commission which shall be known as the Independent Commission against Corruption. (2) The Commission shall be a body corporate. (3) (a) The Commission shall be administered and managed by a Board which shall consist of a Chairperson and 2 other members. (b) The Chairperson of the Board shall be the Director-General of the Commission. (4) The Director-General shall be appointed by the Prime Minister after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition and shall be a person who— (a) has served as a Judge of the Supreme Court; (b) has served as a Magistrate in Mauritius for not less than 10 years; (c) is, or has been, a practising barrister or law officer for not less than 10 years; (ca) for an aggregate period of not less than 10 years, has served as a Magistrate in Mauritius and been either a practising barrister or a law officer, or both a practising barrister and a law officer; or [Issue 1] P24 – 12 Revised Laws of Mauritius (d) has served in an anti-corruption agency in another country at an acceptable level of seniority. (5) The members of the Board, other than the Director-General, shall be persons having sufficient knowledge and experience in the field of law, banking, accountancy, finance, financial services, economics or fraud detection and shall be appointed by the Prime Minister. (6) The members of the Board, other than the Director-General, shall be paid such fees or allowances as the Prime Minister may determine. [S. 19 amended by s. 5 of Act 24 of 2005 w.e.f. 1 October 2005; s. 5 of Act 1 of 2006 w.e.f. 29 April 2006.]