The Integrity Commission (the Commission) wishes to again remind Specified Persons in Public Life that the deadline for filing their Section 25 Declarations is June 30, 2014.
During the recent public education sessions held throughout the inhabited islands, the Commission provided sufficient opportunities for Specified Persons in Public Life to collect blank Declarations Forms. The Commission has subsequently e-mailed these Declaration Forms to these persons. lf you have not yet collected a blank form, you are strongly advised to do so IMMEDIATELY.
These Forms may be collected from the Office of the Commission at Franklyn Missick’s Building, Church Folly Road, in Grand Turk between the hours of gam to 4.30pm Monday through Thursday and up to 4pm on Fridays. These Forms can also be e-mailed to you on your request.
The Commission has also concluded the following arrangements to receive completed Declaration Forms directly from Specified Persons in Public Life.
Grand Turk: Specified Persons in Public Life who reside in Grand Turk should submit their completed Declaration Forms personally at the Commission Office in Grand Turk on or before 4:30 pm on Monday June 30,2014.
Family islands The Compliance Officers, will be on hand in the family islands to personally receive the completed Declarations Forms on the following dates and venues:
North Caicos on Friday, June 27, 2OL4 at 10:00 am-2:00pm at the DC’s Office; in South Caicos on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at 10:00am- 2:00pm at the DC’s Office and in Providenciales, on Monday June 30 to Wed July 2, 2014 between 10:00am and 4:00pm at the DECR Environmental Centre.
Director of the TCI Integrity Commission, Eugene Otuonye told our newsroom that failure, without reasonable cause, to file Declaration is a criminal offence, punishable with imprisonment for 1 year or fine of $15000 or both, in addition, the Commission is obligated to publish the fact of such failure in the Gazette.
