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86. APPOINTMENT ETC., OF PUBLIC OFFICERS (1) The power to appoint persons to hold or act in offices in the public service (including the power to confirm appointments), and, subject to the provisions of section 96, the power to exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in such offices and the power to remove such persons from office shall vest in the Public Service Commission. 86 Cap. 1.01 Constitution of Saint Lucia Laws of Saint Lucia Revision Date: 31 Dec 2006 (2) The Public Service Commission may, by directions in writing and subject to such conditions as it thinks fit, delegate any of its powers under subsection (1) to any one or more members of the Commission or, with the consent of the Prime Minister, to any public officer. (3) The provisions of this section shall not apply in relation to the following offices, that is to say— (a) any office to which section 87 applies; (b) the office of Chief Elections Officer; (c) the office of Director of Public Prosecutions; (d) the office of Director of Audit; (e) any office to which section 91, 93 or 94 applies. (4) No person shall be appointed under this section to or to act in any office on the Governor General’s personal staff except with the concurrence of the Governor General, acting in his or her own deliberate judgment. (5) Before any of the powers conferred by this section are exercised by the Public Service Commission or any other person or authority in relation to the Clerk of the Senate or the Clerk of the House or a member of their staff, the Commission or that person or authority shall consult with the President or the Speaker, as the case may be. (6) Before any of the powers conferred by this section are exercised by the Public Service Commission or any other person or authority in relation to a member of the staff of the Parliamentary Commissioner or the Chief Elections Officer, the Commission or that person or authority shall consult with the Commissioner or, as the case may be, the Officer. (7) A public officer shall not be removed from office or subjected to any other punishment under this section on the grounds of any act done or omitted by him or her in the exercise of a judicial function conferred on him or her unless the Judicial and Legal Services Commission concurs therein. Laws of Saint Lucia Constitution of Saint Lucia Cap. 1.01 87 Revision Date: 31 Dec 2006