constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Sep 2013, 21:48 230 Establishment and composition of Prisons and Correctional Service Commission (1) There is a Prisons and Correctional Service Commission consisting of a chairperson, who must be the chairperson of the Civil Service Commission, and a minimum of two and a maximum of six other members appointed by the President. (2) Members of the Prisons and Correctional Service Commission must be chosen for their knowledge of or experience in administration, management, security affairs, or for their professional qualifications or their general suitability for appointment, and-(a) at least half of them must be persons who are not and have not been members of the Prisons and Correctional Service; (b) at least one of them must have held senior rank in the Prisons and Correctional Service for one or more periods amounting to at least five years. 231 Functions of Prisons and Correctional Service Commission (1) The Prisons and Correctional Service Commission has the following functions-(a) to appoint qualified and competent persons to hold posts or ranks in the Prisons and Correctional Service; (b) to fix and regulate conditions of service, including salaries, allowances and other benefits, of members of the Prisons and Correctional Service; (c) to ensure the general well-being and good administration of the Prisons and Correctional Service and its maintenance in a high state of efficiency; (d) to ensure that members of the Prisons and Correctional Service comply with section 208; (e) to foster harmony and understanding between the Prisons and Correctional Service and civilians; (f) to advise the President and the Minister on any matter relating to the Prisons and Correctional Service; and (g) to exercise any other function conferred or imposed on the Commission by this Constitution or an Act of Parliament. (2) The Prisons and Correctional Service Commission, with the approval of the Minister responsible for the Prisons and Correctional Service, may make regulations for any of the purposes set out in subsection (1). (3) In fixing the salaries, allowances and other benefits of members of the Prisons and Correctional Service, the Prisons and Correctional Service Commission must act with the approval of the President given on the recommendation of the Minister responsible for finance and after consultation with the Minister responsible for the Prisons and Correctional Service. Zimbabwe 2013 Page 97