Motions
Annulment of Qualification and Selection Criteria Order for Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Police
Senate - 1st Session - 11th Republican Parliament
WHEREAS it is provided by section 123(2) of the Constitution that the Commissioner of Police and Deputy Commissioner of Police be selected by criteria and procedure prescribed by Order of the President subject to negative resolution of Parliament;
AND WHEREAS the Appointment of the Commissioner of Police and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Qualifications and Selection Criteria) Order , 2015 was published on December 16, 2015 by Legal Notice 219;
AND WHEREAS the Order does not effectively capture the critical qualifications required by the candidates for these important offices in the Police Service among other things;
BE IT RESOLVED that the appointment of the Commissioner of Police and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Qualification and Selection Criteria) Order, 2015 be annulled.
(By Senator Wade Mark)
