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At the conclusion of the evidence-
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(a) the assisting officer may address the Committee if the Committee so requests; and
(b) the officer or his friend shall have the right to address the Committee orally or in writing.
Thereafter the Committee prepares the report to be submitted to the Governor. This is signed by the Chairman and the member of the Committee. If there is a difference of opinion the Chairman and the member shall furnish separate reports. The Committee may add to its report recommendations regarding departmental procedures if it considers such recommendations to be warranted.
III
MISCELLANEOUS
The evidence of witnesses shall not be taken on oath.
It is the function of the Committee to examine the charge and all the circumstances surrounding it thoroughly. For this purpose the Chairman and the member of the Committee shall put such questions as they may think fit to the officer, any witness or the assisting officer.
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(a) call such witnesses; and
(b) require the production of such documents, as it thinks fit.
The Committee shall make a record of the proceedings and include it as part of the report which it is required to submit to the Governor in accordance with paragraph (2) of Regulation 7 of the Disciplinary Proceedings (Colonial) Regulations.
The Committee shall ensure that any evidence given in a language which the officer does not understand is interpreted to him.
If during the investigation, further grounds of misconduct are disclosed, the Committee shall adjourn the proceedings and refer them to the Governor. If the Governor decides that an investigation into these grounds shall be carried out by the Committee, the officer shall be furnished with a written statement thereof and the procedure outlined in the foregoing paragraphs shall apply with such modifications as are necessary.
The Committee may—
(a) on its own motion; or
(b) at the request of the officer if the Committee considers it reasonable, adjourn the investigation
for such period as it thinks fit.
The report of the Committee shall be sent to the Colonial Secretary by the Chairman.
The Committee shall not inform the officer of the contents of its report; this is a confidential document and is not to be disclosed to anyone without the permission of the Governor.
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