Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995
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Discontinuance of investigations. |
31.—(1) A Committee may at any time discontinue an investigation under section 9 of a complaint referred or made to it under section 8 if it becomes of opinion that the complaint concerned is frivolous or vexatious. | |
(2) The Commission may at any time discontinue an investigation under section 23 of a complaint referred or made to it under section 22 (other than subsection (4) thereof) if it becomes of opinion that the complaint concerned is frivolous or vexatious. | ||
(3) If a Committee decides to discontinue an investigation under section 9 , or the Commission decides to discontinue an investigation under section 23 , it shall prepare and furnish to— | ||
(a) the person who made the complaint concerned, and | ||
(b) the person to whom it related, | ||
a statement in writing of the reasons for its decision and, in the case of such a decision by a Committee, it shall, in addition, prepare and furnish such a statement to the Clerk. | ||
(4) Section 11 shall apply with any necessary modifications in relation to a case where an investigation is discontinued under subsection (1) and section 26 shall apply with any necessary modifications in relation to a case where an investigation is discontinued under subsection (2). |