There are insinuations that the Senate, during its recent amendment of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission Act (2000), stripped the Chairman of the commission of some powers, Sunday PUNCH has gathered. The Senate passed the 70-clause amendment bill on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the senate also amended Section 4 of the Act to allow “any five board members” to form a quorum for meetings, and that the five members in attendance shall appoint a chairman to preside over the meetings, whereas before the amendment, the Section stated that the chairman of the ICPC and any four board members of the commission would constitute a quorum for meetings.
The Senate in Sections 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 and 3 of the Principal Act also substituted ‘board members’ with ‘commissioners’. The red chamber also reduced the punishment for offering and accepting gratifications in Sections 8, 9 and 10 of the Principal Act. The legislation was listed for second reading in the House on Thursday, but the Speaker asked that the consideration of the bill be suspended till next week to allow proper review of the proposal.
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