Article 12 Amendment of section 52 of Constitution

Section 52 of the Constitution shall be amended by replacing subsection (2) by the following:—

“(2)

The Governor, acting after consultation with the Public Service Commission, may, by regulations published in the Gazette, delegate to any member of the Commission or any public officer or class of public officer, to such extent and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed in the regulations, any of the powers vested in him to make appointments to public offices and to remove or exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in such offices. Except in so far as regulations made under this section otherwise provide, any power delegated by such regulations may be exercised by any person to whom it is delegated without reference to the Public Service Commission.”.

“Replacement of section 53 of Constitution

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Section 53 of the Constitution shall be replaced by the following:—

Regulations regarding Public Service Commission.

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The Governor, acting after consultation with the Public Service Commission, may, by regulations published in the Gazette, make provision for—

(a)

the organisation of the work of the Commission and the manner in which it performs its functions;

(b)

consultation by the Commission with persons or authorities other than members of the Commission;

(c)

the protection and privileges of members of the Commission in respect of the performance of their functions and the privilege of communications to and from the Commission and its members in the case of legal proceedings; and

(d)

the definition and trial of offences in relation to the functions of the Commission and the imposition of penalties for such offences:

• Provided that no such penalty shall exceed a fine of one thousand dollars or imprisonment for a term of one year or both such fine and imprisonment.”.