Article 233
Leadership Code of Conduct
This is the official English text as consolidated on 31 December 2023. The English text is the law.
Parliament shall by law establish a Leadership Code of Conduct for persons holding such offices as may be specified by Parliament.
The Leadership Code of Conduct shall—
require specified officers to declare their incomes, assets and liabilities from time to time and how they acquired or incurred them, as the case may be;
prohibit conduct—
likely to compromise the honesty, impartiality and integrity of specified officers;
likely to lead to corruption in public affairs; or
which is detrimental to the public good or welfare or good governance;
prescribe the penalties to be imposed for breach of the code, without prejudice to the application of criminal penalties prescribed for the breach in question;
prescribe powers, procedures and practices for ensuring the effective enforcement of the code; and
make any other provision as may be necessary for ensuring the promotion and maintenance of honesty, probity, impartiality and integrity in public affairs and the protection of public funds and other public property.