the draft constitution of the commonwealth of grenada

187.(1) There shall be a Fire Service of Grenada.
(2) Subject to this Constitution and any other law, the
Fire Service shall be organised and administered in such manner as
may be provided for by or under an Act.
(3) The Fire Service shall be commanded by a Chief
Fire Officer who shall be appointed by the President by instrument
under the Public Seal, on the recommendation of the Protective
Services Commission, after the Commission has consulted with the
Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. The Chief Fire
Officer shall be responsible for the management and operations of
the Fire Service in accordance with law.
(4) The President, acting on the advice of the Protective
Services Commission, may, by instrument under the Public Seal,
appoint a Deputy Chief Fire Officer and such other Fire Officers as
may be deemed necessary to assist the Chief Fire Officer in the
efficient management and operation of the Fire Service.
(5) The functions of the Fire Service are–
(a) to assist in the maintenance of public order
and security by protecting life and property
against destruction by fire;
(b) to assist in the fulfilment of the internal
obligations of the State to provide for the
civil defence and security of all its citizens;
(c) to provide assistance to civil authorities
(d)
during a period of emergency;
to perform such other functions and services
as may be prescribed by an Act; or as may
be directed by the President for the common
good and the security of the State.
(6) The President, acting in accordance with the advice
of the Protective Services Commission, may, by instrument under
the Public Seal direct that, to such extent and subject to such
conditions as may be specified in that instrument, the powers (other
than the power to remove from office) vested in the President as
Head of the Fire Service in relation to offices in the Service shall
(without prejudice to the exercise of those powers by the President
as Head) be exercised by such one or more members of the
Protective Services Commission, or by such public officer, as may
be specified.
(7) Parliament may make provision with respect to
offences of indiscipline in the Fire Service and the punishment that
may be imposed for any such offence; and any power to exercise
disciplinary control (including any power to remove a person from
office) over persons holding or acting in any office in the Fire
Service, being a power conferred by or under the provisions of this
Chapter, shall be exercised in accordance with any such provision.
(8) The Chief Fire Officer or Deputy Chief Fire Officer
may be removed from office by the President if the Prime Minister
represents to the satisfaction of the President that there are credible
grounds for his or her removal, and the President, acting on the
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