Appointment of police officers, members of the Belize Defence Force, etc

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the power to appoint persons to hold or act in offices in the security services, including the power to make appointments, and to deal with all matters relating to the conditions of service of such officers and, subject to the provisions of section 111 of this Constitution, the power to exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in such offices and the power to remove such persons shall vest in the Security Services established 110C of this (2) In this section “security services” means service in the Belize Police Department, the Belize National Coast Guard Services, and in the military service as defined in subsection (3) of this section, Provided that the provisions of this Part shall not apply to the Commissioner of Police, the Commandant, Belize Defence Force, or the Commandant, Belize National Coast Guard (3) For the purposes of this section, “military service” means service in the Belize Defence Force or in any other military, naval or air force established for Belize. (4) Subject to this Sub-Part, any officer holding or acting in an office in the security services immediately before the commencement of this section shall continue to hold or act in that office and to be subject to the same terms and conditions of as obtained immediately prior to the commencement of this section. (5) The Security 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 Security Services Commission or, with the consent of the Prime Minister, to the Commissioner of Police or the Commandant, Belize Defence 133 Force, or the Commandant, Belize National Coast Guard (6) The Security Services Commission may, in accordance with subsection (5), of this authorise the Commissioner of Police to sub-delegate the powers delegated to him under that subsection to a member of the Belize Police Department of the rank of Inspector and above, in respect of matters affecting members of the Belize Police Department of the rank of Assistant Inspector and below. (7) The Security Services Commission may, in accordance with subsection (5), authorise, (a) the Commandant, Belize Defence Force, to sub-delegate the powers delegated to him under that subsection to a member of the Belize Defence Force of the rank of Captain and above, in respect of matters affecting members of the Belize Defence Force of the rank of Lieutenant and below; (b) the Commandant, Belize National Coast Guard Service, to sub-delegate the powers delegated to him or her under the subsection to a member of the Belize National Coast Guard Service of the rank of Lieutenant and above, in respect of matters affecting members of the Belize National Coast Guard Service of the rank of Chief Petty Officer and below. (8) Subsection (3) to (15) of section 110E of this Constitution shall apply, with such modifications as may be necessary, to members of the Security Services Commission. 134 The Judicial and Legal Services Commission and Appeal in