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Police - Police Council (Ss 62-64)

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62.     Appointment of Police Council

 

            (1) The President shall appoint a Police Council comprising at least five and not more than seven members.

            (2) The President shall appoint a Chairman and a Deputy Chairman from amongst the Members of the Council.

            (3) The members shall be appointed for a period not exceeding three years and shall be eligible for reappointment for a further term of three years.

            (4) Three members shall constitute a quorum of the Police Council.

 

63.     Duties of Police Council

 

            The Police Council shall-

     (a)     carry out such duties with regard to the Service which the President may, without derogating the authority and responsibilities of the Commissioner under section 4, direct;

     (b)     fulfil such other duties as may be conferred upon it by this Act.

 

64.     Complaints against the Service

 

            (1) Subject to this Act, the Police Council shall have responsibility for considering any complaint against the Service generally, or any of its members, which the Commissioner cannot successfully resolve.

            (2) The Commissioner may forward to the Police Council a full report on any complaint against the Service or any of its members which he is unable to resolve.