(1) There shall be for Saint Christopher and Nevis a Police
Service Commission (hereinafter in this section referred to as the Commission)
which shall consist of-
a) the chairman and the members of the Public Service Commission appointed
under paragraph (a) of section 77(1); and
b) one member appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with
the advice of the Prime Minister, who shall, if persons have been selected in
that behalf by the appropriate representative body, be so appointed from among
those persons.
(2) The provisions of sections 77(2), 77(3), 77(4), 77(5), 77(6), 77(7) and
77(10) shall apply in relation to a member of the Commission appointed under
paragraph (b) of subsection (1) as they apply in relation to a member of the
Public Service Commission.
(3) The member of the Public Service Commission for the time being performing
the functions of the chairman of that Commission shall perform the functions of
the chairman of the Commission.
(4) Any person for the time being authorized to act as a member of the Public
Service Commission under section 77(9) (other than a person so authorized on
account of the inability of a member thereof appointed under section 77(b))
shall act as a member of the Commission.
(5) If at any time the member of the Commission appointed under paragraph (b)
of subsection (1) of this section if for any reason unable to exercise the
functions of his office, the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the
advice of the Prime Minister, may appoint a person who is qualified to be
appointed as a member of the Commission to act as a member, and any person so
appointed shall, subject to subsection (2), continue to act until the holder of
the office has resumed his functions or until his appointment to act has been
revoked by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the
Prime Minister.
(6) 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.
(7) The Commission may by regulations otherwise regulate its own procedure
and, with the consent of the Prime Minister, may confer powers or impose duties
on any public officer or on any authority of the Government for the purpose of
the exercise of its functions.
(8) The Commission may, subject to its rules of procedure, act
notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership or the absence of any member and
its proceedings shall not be invalidated by the presence or participate in those
proceedings:
Provided that any decision of the Commission shall require the concurrence of
a majority of all its members.
(9) In this section "the appropriate representative body" means such body (if any)
as may be designated by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with
the advice of the Prime Minister, as the principal body in Saint Christopher and
Nevis representing the interests of officers of the Police Force.