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    "content": "Hon. Members, though the Constitution reserves special rights to certain entities in the nomination of persons for appointment to the CRA and SRC, it does not reserve equivalent rights to those entities with regard to the vacation from office of the nominees upon their appointment. Presently, any person may petition this House for the removal of any member of the two commissions under Article 251 of the Constitution, which may lead to the formation of a tribunal by the President. As such, it cannot be said that the vacation from office of a person nominated for appointment by a parliamentary party or a House of Parliament to the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) or the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) is either predicated on a whim or is the sole prerogative of the parliamentary party or the House of Parliament. Hon. Members, noting the participation of parliamentary parties’ mode of appointment of Members of Parliament to the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) is not unique. Are the Members appointed to the PSC after being nominated by parliamentary parties beholden to the interests of the parties? In accordance with the provisions of Article 259 of the Constitution, I now have the unenviable task of applying specific provisions of the Constitution whilst construing the Constitution as a whole. In this regard, it appears that, upon appointment by Parliament as a member of the PSC, there exists no real or imagined hold on the Member by the parliamentary party which nominated him or her for the appointment. The membership of the Commission cannot be equated to membership to a committee of Parliament from which a Member may be de-whipped under Standing Order 176. With these The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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