The constitution and laws of Barbados
Appointment of permanent secretaries and certain other public officers
99. 1. Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding provisions of
this Chapter -
a. except as provided in paragraph (b), power to make appointments to the
offices to which this section applies is hereby vested in the Governor General,
acting on the recommendation of the appropriate Service Commission made after
that Commission has consulted the Prime Minister; and
b. power to make appointments to the office of a permanent secretary on
transfer from another such office carrying the same salary is hereby vested in
the Governor General, acting on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.
2. This section applies to the offices of Secretary to the Cabinet, permanent
secretary, Commissioner of Police, Chief Establishments Officer and Chief
Personnel Officer.
3. In this section -
"appropriate Service Commission" means -
a. in relation to any office f Commissioner of Police, the Police Service
Commission;
b. in relation to any office to which section 93 applies as respects power to
remove and exercise disciplinary control over any person holding or acting in
that office, the Judicial and Legal Service Commission; and
c. in relation to any other office, the Public Service Commission; "permanent
secretary" means the public officer (whether or not styled permanent secretary)
who, subject to the general direction and control of a minister, supervises any
department of the Government, and, without prejudice to the generality of the
foregoing definition, includes the Financial Secretary and the Solicitor
General.
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