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Provided likewise that when the Commission is
hearing and determining matters regarding prison officers the member
appointed pursuant to section 176 (1) (b) (ii) shall sit, but the member
appointed pursuant to section 176 (1) (b) (i) shall not sit.
(3) Any decision of the Commission shall require the
concurrence of a majority of all its members.
Not
subject to
direction
or control.
182. The Commission shall, in the exercise of its functions under
this Constitution, not be subject to the direction or control of any other
person or authority.
Part 5
Appointments, etc., to offices in
the Police Service and the Prison Service
Appointments,
etc., of police
officers.
183. (1) The power to appoint a person to hold or act in the
office of Commissioner of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police in
the Police Service (including the power to make appointments on
promotion and transfer and to confirm appointments) and, subject to the
provisions of sections 207 and 208 of this Constitution, the power to
remove the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner from office shall
vest in the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Police
and Prison Services Commission:
Provided that, before the Commission tenders
advice to the President with respect to the appointment of any person to
hold the office of Commissioner of Police or Deputy Commissioner of
Police, the Commission shall consult with the Prime Minister and if the
Prime Minister signifies his objection to the appointment of any person to
any of those offices, the Commission shall not advise the President to
appoint that person.
(2) The power to appoint persons to hold or act in offices
in the Police Service below the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police
but above the rank of sergeant (including the power to make
appointments on promotion and transfer and to confirm appointments)
and, subject to the provisions of sections 207 and 208 of this
Constitution, the power to exercise disciplinary control over persons
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