Who we are
The Chair and the Commissioners of the Law Commission are responsible for its strategic governance. The Commission consists of the;
- The Chief Justice or where the Chief Justice decides otherwise, a Judge or a person qualified as a Judge or a person who held judicial office proposed by the Chief Justice;
- The President of the Court of Appeal or where the President of the Court of Appeal decides otherwise, a Justice of Appeal or a person qualified as a Justice of Appeal or a person who held judicial office proposed by the President of the Court of Appeal of Seychelles;
- The Attorney General;
- A member of the National Assembly proposed by the Speaker in consultation with the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of Government Business;
- 2 Attorneys-at-Law proposed by the Attorney General in consultation with the Bar Association of Seychelles and Citizens Engagement Platform Seychelles;
- The Director of the Commission
- Functions of the Commission
- Subject to the Law Commission Act the Commission shall –
- (a) consolidate, revise and publish the laws of Seychelles in accordance with Part 3 of the Act;
- (b) keep the laws of Seychelles in review in accordance with Parts 3 and 4 of the Act, so that the laws of Seychelles are relevant and suitable to the changing circumstances and needs of Seychelles;
- (c) consider the reform of the laws in accordance with Part 4 of the Act;
- (d) review draft Bills and draft subsidiary legislation and make recommendations or propose changes to the Attorney General;
- (e) engage in post-legislative scrutiny in accordance with Part 5 of the Act;
- (f) organize and publish the Seychelles Law Reports and related material in accordance with Part 6 of the Act; and
- (g) perform such other functions that are specified in the Act or any written law or that the Commission, with the approval of the Minister, decides appropriate.