Motions

WHEREAS section 123(1)(a) of the Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (“the Constitution”) provides that the Police Service Commission shall have the power to appoint persons to hold or act in the office of Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Police;

AND WHEREAS section 123(3) of the Constitution provides that the Police Service Commission shall submit to the President a list of the names of the persons nominated for appointment to the office of Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of Police;

AND WHEREAS section 123(4) of the Constitution provides that the President shall issue a Notification in respect of each person nominated under subsection (3) and the Notification shall be subject to affirmative resolution of the House of Representatives;

AND WHEREAS the Police Service Commission has submitted to the President the name Mrs. Erla Harewood-Christopher, Assistant Commissioner of Police, acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, as the person nominated to act in the office of Commissioner of Police in the absence of Mr. Mc Donald Jacob, Acting Commissioner of Police, who will be out of the country from 16th October, 2022 to 22nd October, 2022;

AND WHEREAS the President has on the 6th day of October, 2022 issued a Notification in respect of the nomination;

AND WHEREAS it is expedient to approve the Notification:

BE IT RESOLVED that the Notification of the President of the nomination by the Police Service Commission of Mrs. Erla Harewood-Christopher to act in the office of Commissioner of Police be approved.

(By the Prime Minister)