Section 236: Members of independent Commissions to be non-political

(1) Members of the independent Commissions must not, in the exercise of their functions—

    (a) act in a partisan manner;

    (b) further the interests of any political party or cause;

    (c) prejudice the lawful interests of any political party or cause; or

    (d) violate the fundamental rights or freedoms of any person.

(2) Persons who are members of a political party or organisation on their appointment to an independent Commission must relinquish that membership without delay and in any event within thirty days of their appointment.

(3) If a member of an independent Commission—

    (a) becomes a member of a political party or organisation; or

    (b) having been a member of a political party or organisation on his or her appointment to

the commission, fails to relinquish that membership within thirty days of the

appointment; he or she ceases immediately to be a member of the Commission concerned.