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(a)<br />

(b)<br />

that <strong>the</strong> Commissioner <strong>of</strong> Prisons or <strong>the</strong><br />

Deputy Commissioner <strong>of</strong> Prisons, as <strong>the</strong> case<br />

may be, shall be removed from <strong>of</strong>fice; or<br />

that a penalty should be imposed on <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong>ficer in question by way <strong>of</strong> disciplinary<br />

control,<br />

<strong>the</strong> President shall inform <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficer in writing <strong>of</strong> that advice, and,<br />

if <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficer applies for <strong>the</strong> case to be reviewed, <strong>the</strong> President shall<br />

not act in accordance with that advice but shall refer <strong>the</strong> case in<br />

accordance with <strong>the</strong> terms <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> application; but, acting in<br />

accordance with <strong>the</strong> advice <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Protective Services Commission,<br />

<strong>the</strong> President may never<strong>the</strong>less suspend <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficer from<br />

performing <strong>the</strong> functions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice pending <strong>the</strong> review.<br />

(10) An application for review by <strong>the</strong> Commissioner <strong>of</strong><br />

Prisons or <strong>the</strong> Deputy Commissioner <strong>of</strong> Prisons under this Chapter<br />

shall be made in writing and shall state <strong>the</strong> choice <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficer<br />

whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> case should be reviewed by<br />

(i) a Court <strong>of</strong> Law; or<br />

(ii) <strong>the</strong> Public Service Appeal Board on appeal;<br />

and once <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficer’s choice <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> those forms<br />

<strong>of</strong> review has been so made, <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r form <strong>of</strong><br />

review is <strong>the</strong>reafter not available to him or her in<br />

that case.<br />

(11) Where a case has been referred to a Court <strong>of</strong> Law or<br />

<strong>the</strong> Public Service Appeal Board, as <strong>the</strong> case may be, <strong>the</strong> Court or<br />

<strong>the</strong> Board shall consider <strong>the</strong> case and,<br />

(a)<br />

(b)<br />

where <strong>the</strong> case is dealt with by a Court, that<br />

Court shall advise <strong>the</strong> President; and<br />

where <strong>the</strong> case is dealt with by <strong>the</strong> Board,<br />

<strong>the</strong> Board shall render its decision to <strong>the</strong><br />

Protective Services Commission, which shall<br />

<strong>the</strong>n advise <strong>the</strong> President in conformity with<br />

<strong>the</strong> decision <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Board,<br />

what action should be taken in respect <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficer, and <strong>the</strong><br />

President shall act in accordance with that advice.<br />

(12) Subject to <strong>the</strong> provisions <strong>of</strong> this Chapter, <strong>the</strong> power<br />

to appoint persons to hold or to act in <strong>of</strong>fices in <strong>the</strong> Prison Service<br />

below <strong>the</strong> rank <strong>of</strong> Commissioner <strong>of</strong> Prisons, Deputy Commissioner<br />

<strong>of</strong> Prisons and Inspector <strong>of</strong> Prisons, <strong>the</strong> power to exercise<br />

disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in such <strong>of</strong>fices<br />

and <strong>the</strong> power to remove such persons from <strong>of</strong>fice shall vest in <strong>the</strong><br />

Protective Services Commission.<br />

(13) Nothing in this Section shall be construed as<br />

precluding <strong>the</strong> assignment to a Ministry <strong>of</strong> Government <strong>the</strong><br />

responsibility for <strong>the</strong> organisation, maintenance and administration<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Prisons <strong>of</strong> Grenada.<br />

PART IV<br />

THE FIRE SERVICE<br />

The Fire Service<br />

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