2016 GH-<'EIV\L LAWS AII1ENl)l\1lil'H' No.3 PART XII PRisoNs AcT [CHAPTER 7:11] 1. In the Long title to the Act by the deletion of "Prison Senrice" and the substitution of ''Prisons and Correctional Senrice", 2. By the repeal of the Preamble and substitution of the following"\VHEREAS sections 227, 230 and 231 of the Constitution provides as follows- 227( 1) There is a Prisons and Correctional Service which is responsible for(a) (b) the protection ol society from criminals through the incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted persons and others who are lawfUlly required to be detained, and their reintegration into society; and the administration of prisons and correctional facilities. (2) The Prisons and Correctional Service must be non-partisan, national in character, patriotic, professional and subordinate to the civilian authority as established by this Constitution. (3) An Act of Parliament must provide for the organisation, structure, management, regulation, discipline and, subject to section 231, the conditions of service of members of the Prisons and Correctional Service. 230 (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 ha(l 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 nwre periods amounting to at least jive years. 231 (1) The Prisons and Correctional Service Commission has the following ./unctions(a) to appoint qualified and competent persons to hold posts or ranks in the Prisons and Correctional Service; (b) to fix and reJ;Ulate conditions of service, including salaries. allowances and other benefits, ofmembers ofthe 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 a./the Prisons and Correctional Service comply with section 208; (e) to foster harmony and understanding between the Prisons and CorrecTional Service and civilians; (/) to advise the President and the Minister on any matter relating to the Prisons and Correctional Service; and (g) to exercise any other junction conferred or imposed on the Commission by this Constitution or an Act of Parliament.". 3. In section 2 ("Interpretation")79