Chapter:	86	Title:	COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:	25 of 1998 s. 2
Section:	3	Heading:	Directions to Commission	Version Date:	01/07/1997

Amendments retroactively made - see 25 of 1998 s. 2

The Chief Executive in Council may specify the subject of the inquiry and may direct- (Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2)

(a) when and where the inquiry is to be held, to whom and by what time a report thereon is to be rendered, and may from time to time enlarge the time within which such inquiry is to be held and such report rendered;
(b) without prejudice to the powers of the Commission to receive and consider such other evidence as it may think fit, what material should be received and considered by the Commission;
(c) what matters should be outside the terms of reference of the Commission;
(d) that the evidence of certain persons or classes of persons be taken, either orally or in writing, and that certain documents or classes of documents be inspected by the Commission;
(e) without prejudice to the powers conferred upon the Commission by section 4(1)(i), that the holding of the inquiry or parts thereof be in camera; (Amended 49 of 1976 s.2)
(f) that the Commissioners take the oath or affirmation in the form set out in the Schedule; and (See Form 1)
(g) that the Commission shall have and exercise the powers conferred by section 9 to punish all or any of the contempts specified in section 8.