[Rev. 2012] (c) (d) National Police Service CAP. 84 the employment, assignment, promotion, suspension or dismissal of any member of the Service; or the operations of the Service. 42. Meetings of the Authorities (1) Every County Policy Authority shall meet at least once every three months at a time and venue to be determined by the Chairperson. (2) The Cabinet Secretary shall issue policy guidelines on the conduct of business of the Authority. (3) The quorum of the Authority shall be fifty per cent of the total members. 43. Payment of allowances Members of the Authority shall be paid such allowances as may be determined from time to time by the Cabinet Secretary on the advice of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission in accordance with rules published in the Gazette. 44. Funds for County Policing Authorities The expenses of the County Policing Authorities shall be met by the Service. PART VII – GENERAL FUNCTIONS, POWERS, OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS OF POLICE OFFICERS IN THE SERVICE 45. Officer deemed to be on duty A police officer shall for the purposes of this Act, be considered to be always on duty when required and shall perform the duties and exercise the powers granted to him under this Act or any other law at any place in Kenya where he or she may be deployed. 46. Rights of police officers (1) Subject to section 47, a police officer shall be entitled to all the rights set out in the Constitution. (2) Working hours of police officers shall be reasonable and where excessive overtime is required police officers shall be compensated with commensurate periods of rest, and they shall be allowed a minimum time of rest during and in between shifts. 47. Limitation of rights and fundamental freedoms of police officers (1) Subject to Article 24, 25 and 35 of the Constitution, the rights and fundamental freedoms of an officer of the Service may be limited for the purposes, in the manner and to the extent set out by law. (2) A limitation of a right or fundamental freedom under subsection (1) shall be reasonable and justifiable in an open and democratic society based on human dignity, equality and freedom and shall be limited only for purposes of ensuring— (a) the protection of classified information; (b) the maintenance and preservation of national security; N18 - 29 [Issue 1]