145. Power to make ointments to the offices of Commissioner of Rolice and Deputy Commissioner of Police and to remove and to exercise disciplinery control ever any person holding or acting in either of those offices is vested in the Governor, acting after consulta- Dirty tion with the Police Service Commission.
Commis- cloner of Tellee.
106.--(1) Save as provided is section 105 of this Constitution, power Appointe to make appointments to offices in the Police Force of or above the rank nets of of Inspector is vested in the Governor, acting on the recommendation of the Police Service Commission.
(2) Power to make appointments to offices in the Police Force below the rank of Inspector is vested in the Commissioner of Police.
(3) There shall be in the Police Force such number of Police Promo- tion Boards, each consisting of officers in the Police Force above the rank of Inspector. as may be prescribed by regulations made under subsection (5) of this section.
(4) In the exercise of the powers to make appointments to offices in the Police Force vested in him. the Commissioner of Police may refer any question relating to the promotion of an officer in the Police Force 10 a rank below that of Inspector to a Police Promotion Board for their advice, but he shall not be obliged to act in accordance with the advice given him by any such Beard.
(5) The Governor may by regulations inake provision for all or any of the following matters--
(a) the number of Police Promotion Boards which shall be estab-
lished for the Police Force;
(b) the composition of any Police Promotion Board and the method of appointment and tenure of office of the members thereof; and the manner in which a Police Promotion Board shall perform its functions.
(6) The power to make appointments under subsection (1) of this section shall not extend to postings or transfers within the Police Force of officers in that Force, and the power to make such postings and transfers is vested in the Commissioner of Police.
107.--(1) Save as provided in section 105 of this Constitution and subsection (2) of this section, power to remove and to exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in offices in the Police Force is vested in the Governor, acting on the recommendation of the Police Service Commission.
(2) The following powers are vested in the Commissioner of Police- (a) in respect of officers of or above the rank of Assistant Super-
intendent, the power to administer reprimands;
(b) in respect of Inspectors, the power to exercise disciplinary control
other than removal or reduction in rank; and
(c) in respect of officers below the rank of Inspector, the power to
exercise disciplinary control including the power of removal.
(3) The Commissioner of Police may, by directions in writing, and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, delegate to any officer of the Police Force of or above the rank of Inspector any of his powers
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other offers in! the Palics Force.
Removal and
discipline of
members of Police Force.
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