§ 33. Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Central African Office) when the Northern Rhodesia Government are to set up the Judicial Service Commission 145W recommended in the Report of the Profession (Entry and Training) Committee published in December, 1961; and what will be the Commission's composition and functions.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerThe Government of Northern Rhodesia proposes to establish a Judicial Service Commission in the near future, and I am discussing the details of this proposal with the Governor. The present suggestion is that the Commission might comprise the Chief Justice, as Chairman, the Attorney-General, the Chairman of the Public Services Commission and one or two other persons. The functions of the Commission would be to advise the Governor in respect of the appointment and discipline of magistrates and certain officers connected with the courts.