Cap. 605 Art. 66Board of Public Local Examinations.

(1) There shall be a board, to be known as the Board of Public Local Examinations, hereinafter in this article referred to as

"the Board", which shall be responsible for local public examinations and which shall be composed of five (5) members appointed by the Minister for a period of one (1) year, which may be renewed. The Registrar for Examinations shall be a non-voting member on the Board. The Minister shall appoint from amongst the members a chairperson. The Board of Public Local Examinations shall be governed by its own regulations.

(2) The Board shall, in particular:

(a) approve the departmental or government notice and the timetable of the examination before such publication;

(b) ensure that examinations are conducted in suitable premises and under the conditions established by the Board;

(c) deal with cases of breach of examination regulations and, or discipline;

(d) approve any access arrangements upon request of the person sitting for the examination;

(e) approve the Panel of Examiners in the case of written examinations and interviews;

(f) approve the administrators in the case of officially recognised online tests;

(g) scrutinise and sign examination results before their publication; and

(h) ensure that a fair and transparent process for a revision of paper is in place.

(3) The Board shall have the right to carry out any such inspections as it may deem fit during any stage of the examination process.

(4) The Board shall guide and provide support to the Registrar of Examinations during any stage of the examination process as deemed necessary.