S.L. 291.4 Art. 3Petitions Board.

(1) There shall be a Board, to be styled the Petitions

Board, composed of one person appointed by the Minister, who may from time to time appoint more than one Board.

(2) The person composing the Board shall be appointed for a term of two years and during the course of his term of office may only be removed from office by the Prime Minister on the same grounds for the removal of a Magistrate.

(3) The functions of the Board shall be the following:

(a) to determine any petition submitted to it by any person who is charged or is about to be charged with any scheduled offence before a Commissioner;

(b) to order the waiving or discontinuance of any proceedings before a Commissioner relating to any scheduled offence at the request of any person as mentioned in the preceding paragraph; and

(c) to remit in whole or in part any financial penalty imposed by a Commissioner following proceedings for an infringement relating to a scheduled offence.