Subsection (4) (Deleted by No 6 of 2001)
Section 179, control of Police Force (deleted
by No. 6 of 2001)
Police Council 180.
6 of 2001
There shall be a Police Council whose composition,
functions and powers shall be prescribed by an Act of
the National Assembly.
Section 181, Appointments in Public Force (Deleted
by No 6 of 2001)
PART 2: THE PRISON SERVICE
Prison Service 182.
(1)
There shall be a Prison Service which shall
be headed by the Commissioner of Prisons.
(2)
An Act of the National Assembly shall
prescribe the functions and powers of the
Prison Service.
6 of 2001
Control of 183.
Prison Service
Subject to the general authority and direction of the
President and the Prison Service Council, the
Commissioner of Prisons shall be responsible for the
operational control and administration of the Prison
Service and Prisons in The Gambia.
Prison Service 184.
6 of 2001
There shall be a Prison Service Council whose
composition, functions and powers shall be prescribed
by an Act of the National Assembly.
Appointments in 185.
Prisons Service
(1)
The Commissioner of Prisons shall be
appointed by the President after
consultation with the National Security
council.
(2)
Subject to this section, the power to appoint
persons in the rank of Assistant
Commissioner and above in the Prison
Service shall be vested in the President on
the advice of the Commissioner of Prisons
through the Secretary of State.
(3)
Subject to any regulations made by the
Prison Service Council, the power to appoint
persons to a rank in the Prison Service
below that of Assistant Commissioner shall
vest in the Commissioner.