Article 11 Amendment of section 51 of Constitution

Section 51 of the Constitution shall be amended by replacing subsections (1) and (2) by the following:—

“(1)

There shall be in and for the Virgin Islands a Public Service Commission which shall consist of five members, of whom two shall be appointed by the Governor acting in his discretion, one shall be appointed by the Governor acting in accordance with the advice of the Chief Minister, one shall be appointed by the Governor acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition and one shall be appointed by the Governor acting after consultation with the Civil Service Association.

(2)

The Governor, acting after consultation with the Chief Minister, shall appoint one of the five members of the Public Service Commission to be Chairman of the Commission.”.