The main purpose of the Bill is to amend the Constitution to effect certain consequential amendments in relation to the Police Service and the Police Service Commission.
The Bill was debated in the House of Representatives with the Police Service (Amendment) Bill, 2007.
The Bill was passed by the requisite two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives.
The Act was assented on 12 June 2007 and proclaimed the same day [Legal Notice 147 of 2007]