Constitution of the Kingdom of Swaziland, 2005
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continue being the responsibility of the Civic Service Commission, subject to any delegation of that
responsibility.
191. The Defence Force
(1)
The Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force consists of an Army, an Air Force and a Navy, in that order of
precedence.
(2)
The primary object of the Defence Force is to defend and protect the sovereignty and integrity
and people of the Kingdom of Swaziland in accordance with the Constitution and the principles of
international law regulating the use of force.
(3)
The Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force is a disciplined, non-partisan, permanent national defence
force, ultimately subordinate and accountable to civilian authority.
(4)
The King and iNgwenyama is the Commander-in-Chief of the Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force
whose members shall be citizens of Swaziland.
(5)
The Army Commander and the other commanders are appointed and removed from office by the
King and iNgwenyama as Commander-in-Chief acting on the advice of the Defence Council.
(6)
There shall be a Defence Council appointed and removed from office by the King and iNgwenyama
on prescribed terms and conditions.
(7)
The Defence Council is responsible for, among other things, advising the King and iNgwenyama on
all matters concerning the Defence Force.
192. Disciplinary control over Principal Secretaries, Ambassadors, etc.
(1)
The power to exercise disciplinary control including removal of the officers to which this section
applies vests in the King acting as provided in this section.
(2)
Before exercising any disciplinary control in terms of subsection (1), the King shall direct the
line Minister to refer the question of the exercise of that disciplinary control to the Civil Service
Commission or appropriate similar body.
(3)
The line Minister shall cause the person concerned to be furnished with a statement of the grounds
upon which it is proposed to exercise the disciplinary control.
(4)
The Civil Service Commission or other appropriate similar body shall enquire into the facts of the
case and shall, where the person so requests, consider any representations made by that person
orally or in writing or by legal representative.
(5)
The Commission or the other body shall report to the line Minister its findings on the facts and its
recommendations concerning the exercise of disciplinary control.
(6)
Where the Commission or the other body reports adversely and recommends the exercise of the
proposed disciplinary control, the concerned person shall be entitled to the report.
(7)
The line Minister shall make any comments on the report and transmit the report with the
comments to the King.
(8)
This section applies to the office of—
(a)
Secretary to Cabinet;
(b)
Principal Secretary;
(c)
Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of Police;
(d)
Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of Correctional Services;
(e)
Ambassador, High Commissioner, Swaziland Representative to a foreign country or to an
International Organisation.
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