Section 4, The Parliament Act, 2023

(1) The Commission shall have supervisory authorityover Members of Parliament. (2) The Commission shall have supervisory, directory and disciplinary authority over the Parliamentary Service. (3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Commission shall - (a) direct the Whips, the Ethics and Privileges Committee and the Parliamentary Service to give effect to the provisions of subsection (1); (b) appoint persons, other than the Clerk of Parliament, to hold or act in office as members of the Parliamentary Service and exercise disciplinary control over such persons, including suspending or removing such persons; (c) determine the conditions of service including the grading, promotion and training of the members of the Parliamentary Service; (d) approve the policy of the Parliamentary Service and in particular the administrative, human resource and operational procedures of the Service; Function of 44. The Parlimentary Service Commission shall appoint a Specialised Board to provide policy direction, oversight to the management of the centre. 45. The Board shall comprise of- (a) Two members of the Parliamentary Service Commission (b) The Clerk of Parliament (c) One representative from a Higher learning institution (d) The Director of the Centre for Strategy and Parliamentary Studies who shall serve as Secretary to the Board without a voting right. 46. The Parliamentary Service Commission may directly allocate funds through the Board of the Centre, for the implementation of plans and programmes of the centre.- PART VI - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS 47. (1) The Commission shall prepare the annual budget of Parliament, encompassing the budgets of Members of Parliament, the Commission and the Parliamentary Service and cause that budget to be passed in Parliament. (2) The amount to be set as the ceiling for the budget of Parliament under subsection (1) shall be 2.5% of the national budget. (3) The Commission shall submit the estimate prepared under subsection (1) and in accordance with subsection (4) of section 74 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone, Act No. 6 of 1991 to the President who may comment or make recommendations on the estimate and thereafter transmit it to the Commission. Board of the Centre for Strategy and Studies. Composition of the Board of the Centre for strategy and studies.. Funds of the Centre for strategy and Studies. Annual Budget of (e) cause to be prepared, in each financial year, estimates of revenues and expenditures for Parliament and the Parliamentary Service for the next financial year including expenditures on foreign and local travels and purchases necessary for the various directorates of the Parliamentary Service; (f) ensure the provision of such services and facilities as are necessary for the proper functioning of Parliament and the Parliamentary Service; and (g) do such other things as may be necessary for the smooth operation of the Parliamentary