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85. Appointment etc. of police officers
(1) Subject to section 87, the power to appoint persons to hold or act in offices in the Police Force (including the power to confirm appointments), the power to exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in such offices and the power to remove such persons from office shall vest in the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the recommendation of the Police Service Commission: Provided that before the Commission makes any recommendation to the Governor-General with respect to the appointment of any person to hold the office of Chief of Police or deputy Chief of Police the Commission shall consult with the Prime Minister and if the Prime Minister signifies his or her objection to the appointment of any person to the office the Commission shall not recommend the Governor-General to appoint that person.
(2) The Governor-General, acting in accordance with the recommendation of the Police Service Commission, may, by directions in writing and subject to such conditions as he or she thinks fit, delegate any of his or her powers under subsection (1) to any one or more members of the Commission or, with the consent of the Prime Minister, to the Chief of Police or any other officer of the Police Force.
(3) Before the Police Service Commission recommends to the Governor-General under subsection (1), or any other person or authority exercises any power delegated to him or her under subsection (2), to appoint to or to act in any office in the Police Force any person who holds or is acting in any office to which section 83 applies the Commission shall consult with the Judicial and Legal Services Commission.
(4) An officer of the Police Force shall not be removed from office or subjected to any other punishment under this section on the grounds of any act done or omitted by him or her in the exercise of a judicial function conferred on him or her unless the Judicial and Legal Services Commission concurs therein.