38Appointment of protective services officers

38 Appointment of protective services officers (1) Subject to section 15, the Chief Commissioner may appoint a person as a protective services officer. Section 15 enables the Governor in Council to determine the total number of protective services officers. (2) Subject to subsection (3), the Chief Commissioner may appoint a person under this section only if the person satisfies the prescribed criteria for appointment. (3) The Chief Commissioner, in exceptional circumstances, may waive any of the prescribed criteria for appointment in any particular case. (4) An appointment under this section— (a) may be on a full-time or part-time basis; and (b) may be for a fixed term or on an ongoing basis. (5) If there is a rank structure for protective services officers, the instrument of appointment must specify the rank at which the person is appointed. (6) The Chief Commissioner may terminate the appointment of a protective services officer at any time before the protective services officer takes an oath or makes an affirmation under section 50. (7) Subsection (6) does not limit any other power of the Chief Commissioner under this Act to dismiss or terminate the appointment of a protective services officer.