(b)
(c)
(4)
in proceedings before a Commission of
Inquiry appointed in accordance with this
Constitution; or
in disciplinary proceedings or proceedings
against any person in accordance with this
Constitution.
Any property or assets acquired by a public officer after an
initial declaration of assets required by subsection (1)
which is not attributed to his income from his public officer
or other permitted employment, personal gifts as permitted
by the Code of Conduct, inheritance or a loan or investment
(including any savings scheme) on ordinary commercial
terms shall be prima facie evidence of having been
acquired, and in the absence of a credible explanation by
the public officer concerned maybe deemed to have been
acquired, in contravention of the Code of Conduct and shall
render the public officer liable(a)
(5)
(6)
Ombudsman to 224.
Report contravention
of Code of Conduct
in the case of a public officer in a public
service or who is subject to other
disciplinary procedures, to disciplinary
action by the appropriate person or
authority; or
(b)
in any other case, to removal from office or,
as the case may be proceedings for removal,
as provided by this Constitution or any other
law.
The Ombudsman shall submit his or her declaration of
assets to the Finance and Public Accounts Committee of
the National Assembly.
This section applies to all public officers other than
members of the public service, the staff of a local
government authority or public enterprise or members of a
disciplined force, below such position or rank as may be
prescribed by or under an Act of the National Assembly.
Where, in the course of any investigation, it appears to the
Ombudsman that there has been a contravention of the Code of
Conduct set out in this Chapter, he or she may(a)
(b)
in the case of a public officer in a public service or
who is subject to other disciplinary procedures,
refer the matter to the appropriate disciplinary
authority; or
in any other case, refer the matter to the authority
having power to remove the public officer from
office or, as the case may be, to the National
Assembly.