Section 13: Discipline of junior staff.

(1) If any junior staff is accused of misconduct or inefficiency, the executive secretary may suspend him for not more than three months and forthwith shall direct the matter to the Junior Staff Appointment and Promotion Committee-
(a) to consider the case; and
(b) to make recommendations as to the appropriate action to be taken by the executive secretary.
(2) In all cases under this section, the junior officer shall be informed in writing of the charges against him and be given reasonable opportunity to defend himself.
(3) The executive secretary may, after considering the recommendation made pursuant to subsection (1) (b) of this section, dismiss, terminate, retire or downgrade the junior officer concerned.
(4) Any person aggrieved by the executive secretary's decision under subsection (3) of this section, may within a period of 21 days from the date of the receipt of the letter communicating the decision to him, address a petition to the Board to reconsider his case and the Board's decision thereon shall be final.