The constitution and laws of Barbados
Appointment, etc., of members of the Police Force
96. 1. Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, power to make
appointments to offices in the Police Force and to remove and to exercise
disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in such offices, is hereby
vested in the Governor General, acting in accordance with the advice of the
Police Service Commission.
2. Before the Police Service Commission advises the appointment to any office
in the Police Force of any person holding or acting in any office power to make
appointments to which is vested by this Constitution in the Governor General,
acting in accordance with the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service
Commission or the Public Service Commission, it shall consult the Judicial and
Legal Service Commission or the Police Service Commission, as the case may be,
before making the appointment.
3. Where the power to exercise disciplinary control over any officer has been
exercised by virtue of an instrument made under this section, the officer in
respect of whom it was so exercised may apply for the case to be referred to
the Governor General and thereupon the disciplinary action taken shall cease to
have effect except in so far as it may have included the suspension of the
officer from performing the functions of his office and the case shall be
referred to the Governor General accordingly; and, subject to the provisions of
section 98, the Governor General shall then take such action in respect of the
officer as the Public Service Commission may advise.
Appointment, etc., of members of the Police Force
96. 1. Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, power to make
appointments to offices in the Police Force and to remove and to exercise
disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in such offices, is hereby
vested n the Governor General, acting in accordance with the advice of the
Police Service Commission.
2. Before the Police Service Commission advises the appointment to any office
in the Police Force of any person holding or acting in any office power to make
appointments to which is vested by this Constitution in the Governor General,
acting in accordance with the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service
Commission or the Public Service Commission, it shall consult the Judicial and
Legal Service Commission or the Public Service Commission, as the case may
be.
3. Parliament may make provision with respect to offenses against Police Force
discipline and the punishment that may be imposed for any such offense, and any
power to exercise disciplinary control (including any power to remove a person
from office) over members of the Police Force conferred by or under the
provisions of this Chapter shall be exercised in accordance with any such
provision.
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