SECTION 86

(1) The National Assembly, by virtue of Article 35 (1) of the Constitution, may adopt a draft resolution submitted to its Bureau to set up a Committee of Enquiry in accordance with the provisions of Section 38 above. (2) The draft resolution referred to in sub-section (1) above shall spell out the reasons for the enquiry or the public services whose management the Committee shall investigate under the conditions laid down in sub-section (5) below. The conditions for the functioning of Committees of Enquiry shall be laid down by law. (3) The National Assembly may, by a majority decision of its members, and at the request of General Committees, grant the said Committees powers to enquire into matters within their jurisdiction. (4) Requests for powers of enquiry under sub-section (3) above shall be addressed to the President of the National Assembly who shall communicate them to the National Assembly. They shall be entered on the agenda of the National Assembly if the Chairmen's Conference so decide. (5) Committees of Enquiry shall be established: (a) to gather information concerning specific facts and submit their findings to the National Assembly which appointed them; (b) to examine the administrative, financial or technical management of public services with a view to informing the National Assembly of their findings; (c) to inform the National Assembly on the status of some matters of national interest so it can make appropriate proposals.