Constitution St-Kitts-Nevis - ICRC
Constitution St-Kitts-Nevis - ICRC
Constitution St-Kitts-Nevis - ICRC
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1983 Saint <strong>Kitts</strong> and <strong>Nevis</strong> <strong>Constitution</strong><br />
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(2) The power to appoint persons to hold or act in offices to which this section applies (including the<br />
power to confirm appointments) shall vest in the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the<br />
recommendation of the Public Service Commission:<br />
Provided that before making any recommendation as to the exercise of the powers conferred by this<br />
section in any case the Public Service Commission shall consult the Judicial and Legal Services<br />
Commission.<br />
(3) The power to exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in offices to which this<br />
section applies and the power to remove such persons from office shall vest in the Governor-<br />
General, acting in accordance with the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service<br />
Commission:<br />
Provided that before making any recommendation as to the exercise of the powers conferred by this<br />
subsection in any case the Judicial and Legal Services Commission shall consult the Public Service<br />
Commission.<br />
PART 3<br />
The Police.<br />
Police Service Commission.<br />
84.- (1) There shall be for Saint Christopher and <strong>Nevis</strong> a Police Service Commission (hereinafter in<br />
this section referred to as the Commission) which shall consist ofa)<br />
the chairman and the members of the Public Service Commission appointed under paragraph (a)<br />
of section 77(1); and<br />
b) one member appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the<br />
Prime Minister, who shall, if persons have been selected in that behalf by the appropriate<br />
representative body, be so appointed from among those persons.<br />
(2) The provisions of sections 77(2), 77(3), 77(4), 77(5), 77(6), 77(7) and 77(10) shall apply in<br />
relation to a member of the Commission appointed under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) as they<br />
apply in relation to a member of the Public Service Commission.<br />
(3) The member of the Public Service Commission for the time being performing the functions of the<br />
chairman of that Commission shall perform the functions of the chairman of the Commission.<br />
(4) Any person for the time being authorized to act as a member of the Public Service Commission<br />
under section 77(9) (other than a person so authorized on account of the inability of a member<br />
thereof appointed under section 77(b)) shall act as a member of the Commission.<br />
(5) If at any time the member of the Commission appointed under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of<br />
this section if for any reason unable to exercise the functions of his office, the Governor-General,<br />
acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, may appoint a person who is qualified to<br />
be appointed as a member of the Commission to act as a member, and any person so appointed shall,<br />
subject to subsection (2), continue to act until the holder of the office has resumed his functions or<br />
until his appointment to act has been revoked by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with<br />
the advice of the Prime Minister.<br />
(6) The Commission shall, in the exercise of its functions under this <strong>Constitution</strong>, not be subject to<br />
the direction or control of any other person or authority.<br />
http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba/<strong>Constitution</strong>s/<strong>Kitts</strong>/kitts83.html<br />
27.09.2005
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