(1)Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the power to appoint persons to hold or act in any office in the service of a district, including the power to confirm appointments, to exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in any such office and to remove those persons from office, is vested in the district service commission.

(2)The terms and conditions of service of local government staff shall conform with those prescribed by the Public Service Commission for the public service generally.

(3)The district service commission may establish committees in respect of specialised disciplines.

(4)Notwithstanding anything in this Article or in Articles 172 and 176(2) and (3) of this Constitution, the power to appoint persons to hold or act in the office of town clerk in the service of a city or a municipality, including the power to confirm appointments, to exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in any such office and to remove those persons from office is vested in the Public Service Commission.