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91.—(1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), power to make appointments to the offices to which this section applies and to remove or exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in such offices is vested in the Governor, acting in his or her discretion.
(2) This section applies to the offices of—
(a)Attorney General;
(b)Permanent Secretary, Finance;
(c)Auditor General;
(d)Director of Public Prosecutions;
(e)Supervisor of Elections; and
(f)Commissioner of Police.
(3) Before making an appointment to the office of Director of Public Prosecutions the Governor shall consult the Premier, the Leader of the Opposition and the Judicial Service Commission, and before making an appointment to the office of Auditor General or Supervisor of Elections the Governor shall consult the Premier and the Leader of the Opposition.
(4) A person holding the office of Attorney General, Auditor General, Director of Public Prosecutions or Supervisor of Elections may be removed from office only for inability to discharge the functions of his or her office (whether arising from infirmity of body or mind or any other cause) or for misbehaviour, and with the prior approval of a Secretary of State.
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