The Bahamas Independence Order 1973

Establishment and composition of the Police Service Commission

118.—(1) There shall be a Police Service Commission for the Bahamas which shall consist of a Chairman and two other members appointed by the Governor-General acting on the recommendation of the Prime Minister after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition, by instrument under the Public Seal.

(2) No person shall be qualified to be appointed as a member of the Police Service Commission if he is a member of either House or a public officer.

(3) Subject to the provisions of Article 126 of this Constitution, the office of a member of the Police Service Commission shall become vacant—

(a)at the expiration of three years from the date of his appointment or at such earlier time as may be specified in the instrument by which he was appointed;

(b)if he becomes a member of either House or a public officer.

(4) If the office of Chairman of the Police Service Commission is vacant or the holder thereof is for any reason unable to perform the functions of his office, then, until a person has been appointed to and has assumed the functions of that officer or until the person holding that office has resumed those functions, as the case may be, they shall be performed by such one of the other members of the Commission as may for the time being be designated in that behalf by the Governor-General, acting on the recommendation of the Prime Minister after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition.

(5) If the office of a member of the Police Service Commission other than the Chairman is vacant or the holder thereof is for any reason unable to perform the functions thereof, the Governor-General, acting on the recommendation of the Prime Minister after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition, may appoint a person who is qualified for appointment as a member of the Commission to act in the office of the member and any person so appointed shall, subject to the provisions of sub-paragraph (3)(b) of this Article and Article 126 of this Constitution, continue so to act until a person has been appointed to the office in which he is acting and has assumed the functions thereof or, as the case may be, the holder thereof resumes those functions or until his appointment so to act is revoked by the Governor-General, acting as aforesaid.