Appointment, etc., of public officers

(1) The power to appoint persons to hold or act in offices in the public service, other than the offices in the judicial and legal services and the security services, including the power to transfer or confirm appointments, and, subject to the provisions of section 111 of this Constitution, the power to exercise disciplinary control over such persons and the power to remove such persons from office, shall vest in the Public Services Commission established in accordance with section 105(1) of this Constitution. (2) Repealed. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Minister or Ministers responsible for the public service given after consultation with the recognised representatives of the employees or other persons or groups within the public service as may be considered appropriate, may make regulations on any matter relating to, (a) the formulation of schemes for recruitment to the public service; (b) the determination of a code of conduct for (c) the fixing of salaries and privileges; 125 (d) the principles governing the promotion and transfer of public officers; (e) measures to ensure discipline, and to govern the dismissal and retirement of public officers, including the procedures to be followed; (f) the procedure for delegation of authority by and to public officers; and (g) generally for the management and control of the public service. (4) The Public Services Commission shall, in the exercise of its functions under this section, be governed by regulations made under subsection (3) of this section. (5) The Public Services Commission may, by directions in writing and subject to such conditions as it thinks fit, delegate any of its powers under subsection (1) of this section to any one or more members of the Commission or, with the consent of the Prime Minister, to any public officer. (6) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply in relation to the following offices, that is to say, (a) any office to which section 107 of this Constitution applies; (b) the offices of justice of the Supreme Court and Justice of Appeal; (c) the office of Auditor-General; (d) the office of Director of Public Prosecutions; or 126 (e) any office to which section 110B of this Constitution applies. (7) No person shall be appointed under this section to or to act in any office on the Governor-General’s personal staff except with the concurrence of the Governor-General, acting in his own deliberate judgment. etc., of Chief Officers and