Public Service Commission Act, 1997 (Act No. 46 of 1997)RulesPublic Service Commission Rules on Conducting InvestigationsChapter 1 : Purpose and application of rules2. Purpose and application of the rules |
| (1) | The purpose of these rules is to provide for the investigation and evaluation of matters as contemplated in section 196(4)(f)(i), (iii) and (iv) of the Constitution, 1996. |
| (2) | These rules are made under section 11 of the Public Service Commission Act, 1997 (Act No. 46 of 1997), which authorises the commission to make rules regarding the matters to which section 196(4) of the Constitution relate. |
| (3) | These rules do not apply to— |
| (a) | grievances of employees as contemplated in section 196(4)(f)(ii) of the Constitution, 1996, that fall within the ambit of the formal grievance procedure; and |
| (b) | misconduct appeals of employees that fall within the ambit of the formal disciplinary code and procedures for the public service. |