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7. References in this Constitution to the power to remove a public officer from his office shall be construed as including references to any power conferred by any law to require or permit that officer to retire from the public service: Provided that- a. nothing in this subsection shall be construed as conferring on any person or authority the power to require the Director of Public Persecutions, the Director of Audit or the Supervisor of Elections to retire from the public service; and b. any power conferred by any law to permit a person to retire from the public service shall, in the case of any public officer who may be removed from office by some person or authority other than a Commission established by this Constitution, vest in the Public Service Commission.