Constitutional Duties
- Appointing the Prime Minister who is the member of the House of Representatives that appears likely to her to command the support of the majority of the members of that House.
- Acting on the advice of the Prime Minister appoints Ministers of Government from among the Senators and the members of the House of Representatives.
- Removing the Prime Minister from office if a resolution of no confidence in the Government of Grenada is passed by the majority of all members of the House of Representatives.
- Whenever the Prime Minister is absent from Grenada or is by reason of illness unable to perform his/her functions under the Constitution, the Governor-General acting on the advice of the Prime Minister may authorise a Minister to perform those functions.
- Appointing Senators on the advice of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition; and Senators acting on the advice of the Prime Minister who would have consulted organizations and interests considered be represented.
- Acting in own deliberate judgement the Governor-General appoints a public officer as Supervisor of Elections.
- Dissolving Parliament on the advice of the Prime Minister.
- Appointing the members of the Boundaries Commission on the advice of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition.
- Appointing Permanent Secretaries and other senior public servants acting on the advice of the Public Service Commission.
- Appointing the Director of Public Prosecutions, Magistrates and other Legal Officers acting on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission.
- Appointing the Leader of the Opposition.
- Acting in own deliberate judgement shall remove the Leader of the Opposition from office if it appears that he/she no longer commands the support of the largest number of members of the House in opposition to the Government.
- Appointing the Chairman of the Public Service Board of Appeal acting in own deliberate judgement. Of the other two members appoints one on the advice of the Prime Minster and the other on the advice of the General Civil Service Association and the Grenada Union of Teachers.
- Acting on the advice of the Minister designated for that purpose may grant a pardon to any person, free or subject to conditions; may grant a respite of the execution of any punishment imposed for any offence; may substitute a less severe form of punishment on any person for any offence; or may remit the whole or any part of any punishment imposed on any person for any offence.
- Declaring or revoking a declaration of emergency.
- Giving assent to bills passed by both Houses of Parliament.