Constitution of The BahamasIn briefThe Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Police can be removed only by the Governor-General after a tribunal of senior judges recommends their removal.
The Commissioner of Police and Deputy Commissioner of Police may be removed from office by the Governor-General but shall not be removed except in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) of this Article.
The Governor-General may remove the Commissioner of Police or the Deputy Commissioner of Police from office, but only in accordance with paragraph (2) of this Article.
The Commissioner of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police shall be removed from office by the Governor-General if the question of his removal from office has been referred to a tribunal appointed under paragraph (3) of this Article and the tribunal has recommended to the Governor-General that he ought to be removed from office.
The Governor-General must remove the Commissioner of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police from office if the question of their removal has been referred to a tribunal appointed under paragraph (3) of this Article and the tribunal has recommended to the Governor-General that they ought to be removed from office.
If the Prime Minister represented to the Governor- General that the question of removing the Commissioner of Police or Deputy Commissioner or Police from office ought to be investigated, then-
If the Prime Minister represents to the Governor-General that the question of removing the Commissioner of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police from office ought to be investigated, then:
the Governor-General acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister shall suspend the Commissioner of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police from performing the functions of his office, as the case may be;
the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, must suspend the Commissioner of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police, as the case may be, from carrying out the duties of the office;
the Governor-General shall appoint a tribunal, which shall consist of a chairman and not less than two other members, selected by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, from among persons who hold or have held or are eligible to hold high judicial office; and
the Governor-General must appoint a tribunal made up of a chairman and at least two other members, chosen by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, from among people who hold, have held or are eligible to hold high judicial office (a senior judge's post); and
the tribunal shall inquire into the matter and report on the facts thereof to the Governor-General whether the Commissioner of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police ought to be removed from office.
the tribunal must inquire into the matter, report the facts to the Governor-General, and recommend whether the Commissioner of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police ought to be removed from office.
If the question of removing the Commissioner of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police from office has been referred to a tribunal under paragraph (3) of this Article, the Governor-General shall revoke any such suspension if the tribunal recommends to the Governor-General that the Commissioner of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police should not be removed from office.
If the question of removing the Commissioner of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police from office has been referred to a tribunal under paragraph (3) of this Article, the Governor-General must lift the suspension if the tribunal recommends to the Governor-General that the Commissioner of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police should not be removed from office.