TITLE - 5

PUBLIC OFFICES AND AGENCIES

CHAPTER 1.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Arrangement of Sections

Section
§101. Short title.
§102. Powers of the Public Service Commission.
§103. Public Service Administration Office.

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An Act to establish the duties and responsibilities of the Public Service Commission and for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.[Section numbering style modified to conform to new Code format]

Commencement: June 23, 1979
Source: M.I. Code (1975)
P.L. 1979‑3
P.L. 1979‑11
P.L. 1979‑23

§101. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the "Public Service Commission Act 1979". 

§102. Powers of the Public Service Commission.

Without limiting the powers of the Public Service Commission granted pursuant to Article VII, Sections 8, 9, 10 and 11 of the Constitution of the Marshall Islands, the Commission is hereby empowered:
	
(a) to adopt and enforce all regulations necessary to execute its powers and duties under the Constitution of the Marshall Islands and granted to it by Act;

(b) to delegate its authority to qualified persons, except final decisions in proceedings concerning personnel actions;

(c) to administer oaths incident to any adjudicatory or investigative function performed by the Commission;

(d) to subpoena witnesses in any adjudicatory proceeding, on its own motion, or upon request of the employee who is the subject of the proceeding, or upon request of supervisory personnel of the employee who is the subject of the proceeding;

(e) to administer and control all housing owned or leased by the Government of the Marshall Islands. [M.1. Code (1975), §2.100; P.L. 1979‑3, §6.]

§103. Public Service Administration Office.

The office heretofore known as the "Marshall Islands District Personnel Office," shall hereafter be known as the "Public Service Administration Office," and shall be under the supervision and control of the Commission to assist the Commission in the exercise of its duties and powers. [M.I. Code (1975), §2.104; P.L. 1979‑3, §6.]