The Governor-General may from time to time appoint one or more fit and proper persons as Assistant Commissioners of Police.

Each Assistant Commissioner shall have and may exercise such of the powers, authorities, duties, and functions of the Commissioner as the Commissioner may delegate to him either generally or in any particular case.

The fact that an Assistant Commissioner exercises any power, authority, duty, or function of the Commissioner shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be sufficient evidence of his authority so to do.”

Every appointment under section five, section seven, or section eight of this Act involving the promotion in the Force of the person appointed, and every appointment under any of those sections of a person who is not a member of the Force, shall be made only on the recommendation of the Promotion Board and no such appointment shall be made unless and until all appeals relating to the recommendation for the appointment have been duly determined, or, if no appeals are made, until the time allowed for the giving of notice of appeals has expired:

“Provided that nothing in this subsection shall apply to the appointment of any constable.

No person other than a member of the Force shall be appointed under section five, section seven, or section eight of this Act to any rank in the Force, unless in the opinion of the Promotion Board no member then in the Force and available for appointment to that rank is fully qualified for appointment to the rank and capable of carrying out efficiently the duties thereof:

“Provided that nothing in this subsection shall apply to the appointment of any constable.”

There is hereby established a Council to be known as the Police Council.

The Council shall consist of three members, who shall be appointed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Minister, and of whom—

Except as provided in subsection four of this section, every member of the Police Council shall be appointed for a term of three years, but may from time to time be reappointed, or may be at any time removed from office by the Governor-General for disability, neglect of duty, or misconduct, or may at any time resign his office by writing addressed to the Minister.

If any member of the Police Council dies, is removed from office, or resigns, the vacancy created shall be filled in the manner in which the appointment to the vacant office was originally made. Every person so appointed shall be appointed for the residue of the term for which his predecessor was appointed.

Unless he sooner vacates his office, every member of the Police Council shall continue in office until his successor comes into office, notwithstanding that the term for which he was appointed may have expired.

The Council shall meet at such times and places as may be determined by the Chairman.

In the event of the incapacity of the Chairman or any other member of the Police Council by reason of illness or absence or other cause, the Governor-General shall, in the manner in which the original appointment was made, appoint some other qualified person to act in the place of the Chairman or other member. Every person so appointed shall, while the incapacity continues, be deemed for all purposes to be the Chairman or other member of the Council, as the case may be.

In the event of the incapacity of the member appointed under paragraph (c) of subsection two of this section, the service organization or organizations concerned shall, within three days of being required to do so by the Minister, nominate a person to act in place of the incapacitated member, and, if no such nomination is made within that period, the Governor-General shall appoint a member of the Force nominated by the Minister to act in place of the incapacitated member while the incapacity continues.

The functions of the Police Council shall be to inquire into and report to the Minister upon such matters relating to promotion, pay, or conditions of service in the Force, or relating to the claim of any group of members of the Force with respect to their promotion, pay, or conditions of service, as may from time to time be referred to it by the Minister, or by a service organization, or by the Commissioner, being—

Any report made to the Minister under this subsection may contain such recommendations as the Police Council thinks fit.

At the hearing of any matter by the Police Council the Minister, the Commissioner, any service organization, and, with the approval of the Council, any member of the Force may appear in person or may be represented by an advocate or advocates. Any advocate need not be a member of the Force and may be a barrister or solicitor.

The provisions of subsections one, two, three, four, eight, and nine of section thirty-five a of this Act shall apply to the Police Council in all respects as if the Council were a Board of Appeal appointed under section twenty-four of this Act.

At the hearing of any matter by the Police Council the Council may make such order as to costs as it thinks just and any costs awarded shall be payable out of moneys appropriated by Parliament for the purpose.

Subject to the provisions of this section and of any regulations under this Act, the Police Council may regulate its procedure in such manner as it thinks fit.

The Police Council is hereby declared to be a statutory Board within the meaning of the Fees and Travelling Allowances Act 1951.

There shall be paid out of moneys appropriated by Parliament for the purpose to the members of the Council remuneration by way of fees, salary, or allowances and travelling allowances and expenses in accordance with the Fees and Travelling Allowances Act 1951, and the provisions of that Act shall apply accordingly.”

For the purposes of this Act there is hereby established a Board to be called the Police Force Promotion Board.

The Promotion Board shall consist of three members, of whom—

The appointed members of the Promotion Board shall hold office during the pleasure of the Minister.

In the event of the incapacity of any member of the Promotion Board by reason of sickness, absence, or other cause the Minister may appoint a commissioned officer to act in the place of that member during his incapacity:

“Provided that the Minister shall appoint a member of the Board to act as Chairman during such time as an officer is appointed under this subsection in place of the Commissioner.

The powers of the Promotion Board shall not be affected by any vacancy in the membership thereof.

The Promotion Board shall meet at such times and places as may be determined by the Chairman, and at any meeting of the Board two members, including the Chairman, shall constitute a quorum.

Subject to the provisions of this section and of any regulations under this Act, the Promotion Board may regulate its procedure in such manner as it thinks fit.

The Promotion Board shall consider all matters relating to the promotion of any member of the Force to any rank or grade of rank in the Force and, subject to the provisions of this Act and of any regulations under this Act, shall recommend for promotion the member of the Force who in the opinion of the Board is the most efficient and suitable for appointment to the rank or grade of rank:

“Provided that nothing in this subsection shall apply to any promotion to the rank of Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner.

The Promotion Board shall also consider all matters relating to the appointment to any rank or grade of rank in the Force of a person other than a member of the Force, and, subject to the provisions of this Act and of any regulations under this Act, shall recommend for appointment the person who in the opinion of the Board is the most efficient and suitable for appointment:

“Provided that nothing in this subsection shall apply to any appointment to the rank of Commissioner, the rank of Assistant Commissioner, or the rank of constable.

Any recommendation for appointment under this section shall be communicated by the Promotion Board to the Commissioner and shall be notified by the Commissioner in the Police Gazette.”

For the purposes of this Act there is hereby established a Board to be known as the Police Force Promotion Appeal Board.

The Promotion Appeal Board shall consist of three members, who shall be appointed by the Minister, and of whom—

No member of the Promotion Appeal Board shall sit on any appeal affecting himself and no member of the Board shall sit on an appeal if he was a member of the Promotion Board which made the determination being appealed against.

Except as provided by subsection five of this section, the members of the Promotion Appeal Board shall be appointed for a term of three years, but may from time to time be reappointed, or may be at any time removed from office by the Governor-General for disability, neglect of duty, or misconduct, or may at any time resign his office by writing addressed to the Minister.

If any member of the Promotion Appeal Board dies, is removed from office, or resigns, the vacancy created shall be filled in the manner in which the appointment to the vacant office was originally made. Every person so appointed shall be appointed for the residue of the term for which his predecessor was appointed.

Unless he sooner vacates his office, every member of the Promotion Appeal Board shall continue in office until his successor comes into office, notwithstanding that the term for which he was appointed may have expired.

In the event of the incapacity of the Chairman or any other member of the Promotion Appeal Board by reason of illness, absence, ineligibility, or other cause, the Minister, in the manner in which the original appointment was made, shall appoint any other qualified person to act in the place of the Chairman or other member during his incapacity. Every person so appointed shall, while the incapacity continues, be deemed for all purposes to be the Chairman or other member of the Board, as the case may be.

In the event of the incapacity of the member appointed under paragraph (c) of subsection two of this section, the service organization or organizations concerned shall, within three days of being required to do so by the Minister, nominate a person to act in place of the incapacitated member, and, if no such nomination is made within that period, the Governor-General shall appoint a member of the Force nominated by the Minister to act in place of the incapacitated member while the incapacity continues.

The Promotion Appeal Board shall meet at such times and places as may be determined by the Chairman.

The decision of two members of the Promotion Appeal Board shall be the decision of the Board.

Subject to the provisions of this section and of any regulations under this Act, the Promotion Appeal Board may regulate its procedure in such manner as it thinks fit.

Any member of the Force shall have a right of appeal to the Promotion Appeal Board against any determination of the Promotion Board—

Notice of every appeal under this section shall be forwarded by or on behalf of the appellant to the Commissioner within twenty-one days after the date of the publication in the Police Gazette of the recommendation of the Promotion Board to which the appeal relates and the Commissioner shall forthwith take such steps as may be necessary to bring the appeal before the Promotion Appeal Board.

The Promotion Appeal Board shall hear and determine any appeal under this section, and for that purpose the provisions of section thirty-five a of this Act shall apply in all respects as if the Promotion Appeal Board were a Board of Appeal constituted under section twenty-four of this Act.

At the hearing of any appeal the appellant and the Commissioner may appear in person or may be represented by an advocate or advocates and shall be entitled to call and examine witnesses and address the Appeal Board. Any advocate need not be a member of the Force and may be a barrister or solicitor.

The Promotion Appeal Board shall confirm or reverse the determination appealed against.

The determination of the Promotion Appeal Board on any appeal under this section shall be communicated by the Board to the appellant and to the Commissioner, and the Commissioner, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, shall take such steps as may be necessary to give effect to the determination.

If an appeal is allowed, the determination of the Promotion Appeal Board shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be a recommendation of the Promotion Board for the appointment of the appellant to the rank to which the appeal relates and the determination of the Promotion Board against which the appeal was made shall be deemed to be cancelled.

In any proceedings under this section the decision of the Promotion Appeal Board shall be final, and, except on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction, no writ of mandamus, prohibition, or certiorari shall lie in respect thereof to any Court.”

Where a service organization is required to nominate a member for appointment to the Police Council or the Promotion Appeal Board, the service organization may, if it thinks fit, decide that an election shall be held to determine the person to be nominated.

At every such election every member of the Force shall be entitled to vote, and any member who is not a commissioned officer of the Force may be elected for nomination.

Every such election shall be conducted by the Police Department and shall be held from time to time as occasion may require in accordance with regulations made for the purpose under this Act.”