Cap. 385 Art. 17CApplication of the OmbudsmanActto the Commissioners.

(1) The provisions of articles 4 to 7, 9, 13 to 28 and 29(2)

shall mutatis mutandis apply to the Commissioners appointed under article 17A(1).

(2) The Ombudsman may appoint a temporary Commissioner in the same circumstances that the President may make a temporary appointment of an Ombudsman under article 8 and the provisions of that article shall mutatis mutandis apply to such a temporary appointment as if for the word "President" there were written the word "Ombudsman" and for the word "Ombudsman" there were written the word "Commissioner". Notice of such temporary appointment shall be published in the Gazette.

(3) Each Commissioner appointed in terms of article 17A(1) shall draw up an annual report which shall be published as part of the Ombudsman’s annual report referred to in article 29.