Article 278 — Appointment of Commission of Inquiry

(1) Subject to article 5 of this Constitution, the President shall, by constitutional instrument, appoint a commission of inquiry into any matter of public interest where— (a) the President is satisfied that a commission of inquiry should be appointed; or (b) the Council of State advises that it is in the public interest to do so; or (c) Parliament, by a resolution requests that a com mission of inquiry be appointed to inquire into any matter, specified in the resolution as bei ng a matter of public importance. (2) A commission appointed under clause (1) of this article may consist of a sole commissioner or two or more persons one of whom sha ll be appointed the chairman of the commission. (3) A person shall not be appointed a sole commissi oner or the chairman of a commission of inquiry under this article unless he is— (a) a Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature; or (b) a person qualified to be appointed a Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature; or (c) a person who has held office as a Justice of th e Superior Court of Judicature; or (d) a person who possesses special qualifications o r knowledge in respect of the matter being investigated. (4) Subject to clause (3) of this article, where a commission of inquiry appointed under clause (1) of this article consists of more than two commi ssioners, other than the chairman, at least one of them shall be a person who possesses special qualifications or knowledge in respect of the matter being investigated.