Constitution of The BahamasIn briefLists the offices, such as Ministers, members of Parliament, Commission members, judges and special-purpose agency staff, that do not count as part of the public service.
In this Constitution references to the public service shall not be construed as including service in-
In this Constitution, references to the public service do not include service in:
the office of Governor-General, Prime Minister or other Minister, Parliamentary Secretary, Leader of the Opposition, President and Vice-President of the Senate, Senator, Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, or member of the House of Assembly;
the office of Governor-General, Prime Minister or other Minister, Parliamentary Secretary, Leader of the Opposition, President or Vice-President of the Senate, Senator, Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, or member of the House of Assembly;
the office of a member of the Public Service Commission, the Public Service Board of Appeal, the Judicial and Legal Service Commission or the Police Service Commission;
the office of a member of the Public Service Commission, the Public Service Board of Appeal, the Judicial and Legal Service Commission or the Police Service Commission;
the staff of the Department of Tourism or of any other department or agency of the Government established for special purposes by any law which specifies that offices therein shall not be public offices for the purposes of this Constitution;
the staff of the Department of Tourism, or of any other Government department or agency set up for special purposes by a law that says its offices are not public offices for the purposes of this Constitution;
the office of a member of any board, committee or other similar body (whether incorporated or not) established by any law in force in The Bahamas; or
the office of a member of any board, committee or similar body (whether incorporated or not) set up by any law in force in The Bahamas; or
except as otherwise provided in this Constitution the office of a Justice of the Supreme Court, a Justice of Appeal or any office on the personal staff of the Governor-General.
except where this Constitution provides otherwise, the office of a Justice of the Supreme Court or a Justice of Appeal, or any office on the personal staff of the Governor-General.