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perform the duties deriving from his/her mandate for more than
ninety days, if he/she deliberately fails to comply with his/her
obligation to make a declaration of assets, or if he/she deliberately
makes a false declaration on important data or facts in his/her
declaration of assets. A motion for removal from office may be
submitted by the Conflict of Interests Committee after examination of the reasons justifying the removal.
Section 17 – (1) The mandate of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights
shall terminate
a) upon expiry of the term of his/her mandate,
b) upon his/her death,
c) upon his/her resignation,
d) if the conditions necessary for his/her election no longer exist,
e) upon the declaration of a conflict of interests,
f) upon his/her dismissal, or
g) upon removal from office.
(2) The termination of the mandate of a Deputy Commissioner for Fundamental Rights pursuant to points b) and c) of subsection (1) shall
be established by the Speaker of Parliament. Termination pursuant to
points d) to g) of subsection (1) shall be decided by Parliament.
(3) A Deputy Commissioner for Fundamental Rights shall communicate
his/her resignation from office in writing to the Speaker of Parliament
through the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights. The mandate of
the Deputy Commissioner for Fundamental Rights shall terminate on
the date indicated in the resignation, or, in the absence thereof, on the
day of communication of the resignation. No statement of acceptance
shall be necessary for the validity of the resignation.
(4) If the Deputy Commissioner for Fundamental Rights fails to terminate a conflict of interests within thirty days of his/her election or
if in the course of the exercise of his/her office a conflict of interests arises, Parliament shall–at the written motion of any Member
of Parliament, after obtaining the opinion of the Commissioner
for Fundamental Rights and the Conflict of Interests Committee–decide on the declaration of a conflict of interests within thirty
days of receipt of the motion. No conflict of interests shall be established if, during the conflict of interests proceedings, the Deputy
Commissioner for Fundamental Rights terminates the reason for
the conflict of interests.
(5) The mandate of the Deputy Commissioner for Fundamental Rights
may be terminated by dismissal if, for reasons not imputable to him/
her, the Deputy Commissioner for Fundamental Rights is not able
to perform the duties deriving from his/her mandate for more than
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