Section 151: Service Commission.

(1) There shall be a Public Service Commission which shall consist of a Chairman, not less than two and not more than four other members. (2) The members of the Public Service Commission shall be appointed by the President, subject to the approval of (3) A person shall not be qualified to hold the office of a member of the Public Service Commission if he is a Member of Parliament, a Minister or a Deputy Minister, or if he holds or is acting in any public office. (4) A person who has held office or who has acted as a member of the Public Service Commission shall not within a period of three years commencing with the date on which he last so held office or acted, be eligible for appointment to any office, power to make appointments to which is vested by this Constitution in the Public Service Commission. (5) The office of a member of the Public Service Commission, unless he sooner resigns or dies, shall become vacant— a. at the expiration of a period of five years from the date of his appointment or such shorter period not being less than three years as may be specified at the time of his appointment; b. if any circumstances arise that if he were not a member of the Commission would cause him to be disqualified for appointment as such: Provided that a member of the Public Service Commission shall retire at that age of sixty-five years. (6) A member of the Public Service Commission may be removed by the President for inability to discharge the functions of his office (whether arising from infirmity of mind or body or from any other cause) or for misconduct. (7) Whenever the office of a member of the Public Service Commission is vacant or a member is for any reason unable to perform the functions of his office, the President may appoint a person who is qualified for appointment as a member of the Commission, and any person so appointed shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection (5), continue to act until his appointment is revoked by the President. (8) A member of the Public Service Commission shall, before assuming the functions of his office, take and subscribe before the President the oath as set out in Third Schedule to this Constitution.