the draft constitution of the commonwealth of grenada

143.(1) The Public Service Commission shall have the
power to appoint persons to hold or act in offices in the public
service (including the power to confirm appointments), the power
to exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in
such offices, including the power to remove such persons from
office, and the power to grant leave.
(2) The Public Service Commission may, by written
directions and subject to such conditions as it thinks fit, delegate
any of its powers under subsection (1) of this section to any one or
more members of the Commission or, with the consent of the
Prime Minister, to any public officer.
(3) The provisions of this section shall not apply in
relation to the following offices, such as -
(a) the offices of Secretary to the Cabinet,
permanent secretary, head of a department of
government and deputy head of a department
of government;
(b)
(c)
the office of Director of Public Prosecutions;
the offices of Registrar of the High Court
and any public office in the department of
the Attorney General (including the public
office of Attorney-General) or the
department of the Director of Public
Prosecutions.
(4) No persons shall be appointed under this section to
or act in any office of the President’s personal staff except with the
concurrence of the President.
(5) Before any of the powers conferred by this section
are exercised by the Public Service Commission or any other
person or authority in relation to the Clerk of the National
Assembly or a member of the staff of that House, the Commission
or that person or that authority shall consult with the Speaker of the
National Assembly.
(6) Before the Public Service Commission or any other
person or authority exercises its power under this section to appoint
to or to act in any public office any person who holds or is acting in
any office, the power to make appointments to which is vested by
this Constitution in the Judicial and Legal Services Commission,
the Public Service Commission or that person or authority shall
consult with the Judicial and Legal Services Commission.
(7) A public officer shall not be removed from office or
subjected to any other punishment under this section on the
grounds of any act done or omitted by him or her in the exercise of
a judicial function conferred on him or her unless the Judicial and
Legal Services Commission concurs therein.
(8) Every officer who is required to retire on the
abolition of his or her office or for the purpose of reorganization of
his or her Ministry or Department shall be entitled to pension and
retirement benefits as if he or she had attained the compulsory
retirement age.
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