S.L. const.7 Art. 6Rightsofanofficer answering disciplinary charges.

(1) An officer charged with a disciplinary offence under these regulations shall:

(a) be provided with a copy of all the evidence to be used against him, and shall be given ten (10) working days within which to consider that evidence and to reply thereto; and

(b) have an adequate opportunity to make his defence.

(2) Any evidence produced after the commencement of the hearing of the case shall not be used against the officer unless the officer has been supplied with a copy thereof and given ten (10) working days to consider the additional evidence and reply thereto.

(3) An officer answering disciplinary charges shall be entitled to representation of his choice in the preparation and presentation of his case and at every stage of any hearing before a Disciplinary Board or before the Commission, including any hearing on appeal:

Provided that such representation shall be without prejudice to the expeditious conclusion of the proceedings in terms of these regulations.

(4) An officer answering disciplinary charges shall be entitled, as soon as possible, to know the decision on any report or charge and the penalty, if any, imposed upon him by the Head of Department or the Commission. Such information shall be communicated in writing by the Head of Department or the Executive Secretary to the Commission, as the case may be.

(5) Where an officer answering disciplinary charges is entitled to be notified of any matter or given any information under these regulations, such service shall, unless these regulations prescribe otherwise, be held to have been completed if the notification is delivered to the address most recently reported by the officer to his department as his home address, or to his official electronic mail address, and if proof of delivery is retained. In the absence of an official electronic mail address, such service may also, unless these regulations prescribe otherwise, be held to have been completed if the notification is delivered to the personal electronic mail address provided by the officer to his department, and if proof of delivery is retained.

(6) Nothing in this regulation shall be taken as precluding the discharge of the said entitlement through the delivery of the notification or information directly to the officer answering charges or by other means, including electronic means, provided that proof of such delivery is retained.