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Table of Contents

• CHAPTER I - The Republic
  • 1. Declaration of Republic
  • 2. Public Seal
• CHAPTER II - Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual
• 3. Fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual
• 4. Protection of right to life
• 5. Protection of right to personal liberty
• 6. Protection from slavery and forced labour
• 7. Protection from inhuman treatment
• 8. Protection from deprivation of property
• 9. Protection for privacy of home and other property
• 10. Provisions to secure protection of law
• 11. Protection of freedom of conscience
• 12. Protection of freedom of expression
• 13. Protection of freedom of assembly and association
• 14. Protection of freedom of movement
• 15. Protection from discrimination on the grounds of race, etc.
• 16. Derogation from fundamental rights and freedoms
• 17. Declarations relating to emergencies
• 18. Enforcement of protective provisions
• 19. Interpretation and savings
• CHAPTER III - Citizenship
  • 20 to 29 inclusive. [Repealed.]
• CHAPTER IV - The Executive
  • PART I - The President and the Vice-President
    • 30. Office of President
    • 31. First President
    • 32. Election of President after dissolution of Parliament
    • 33. Qualification for election as President
    • 34. Tenure of office of President
    • 35. Vacancy in office of President
    • 36. Discharge of functions of President during absence, illness, etc.
    • 37. Oath of President
    • 38. Returning officer at elections of President39. Vice-President
    • 40. Salary and allowances of President
    • 41. Protection of President in respect of legal proceedings
  • PART II - The Cabinet
    • 42. Ministers and Assistant Ministers
    • 43. Tenure of office of Ministers and Assistant Ministers
    • 44. Cabinet
    • 45. Oaths to be taken by Ministers and Assistant Ministers
    • 46. Secretary to the Cabinet
  • PART III - Executive Functions
    • 47. Functions of President
    • 48. Command of armed forces
    • 49. Functions of Vice-President
    • 50. Functions of Cabinet Ministers and Assistant Ministers
    • 51. Attorney-General
    • 52. Permanent Secretaries
    • 53. Prerogative of Mercy
    • 54. Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy
    • 55. Functions of Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy
    • 56. Constitution of offices
• CHAPTER V - Parliament
  • PART I - Composition
    • 57. Parliament
    • 58. Composition of National Assembly
    • 59. Speaker
    • 60. Deputy Speaker
    • 61. Qualifications for election to National Assembly
    • 62. Disqualifications for membership of National Assembly
    • 63. Constituencies
    • 64. Delimitation Commission
    • 65. Report of Commission
    • 65A. Appointment of Independent Electoral Commission</li>
    • 66. Appointment of Secretary to Independent Electoral Commission
    • 67. The franchise
    • 68. Tenure of office of members
    • 69. Determination of questions as to membership of National Assembly
    • 70. Clerk of the Assembly
  • PART II - General Provisions Relating to Procedure in National Assembly
    • 71. Oaths to be taken by Speaker and Members
    • 72. Presiding in Assembly
    • 73. Quorum in Assembly
    • 74. Voting in Assembly
    • 75. Unqualified persons sitting or voting
    • 76. Regulation of procedure in Assembly
  • PART III - The House of Chiefs
    • 77. Composition of House of Chiefs
    • 78. Ex-officio Members of the House of Chiefs
    • 79. Elected and Specially Elected Members of House of Chiefs
    • 80. Oath of allegiance
    • 81. Secretary to House of Chiefs
    • 82. Tenure of office of Elected Members and Specially Elected Members
    • 83. Rules of Procedure of House of Chiefs
    • 84. House of Chiefs may transact business notwithstanding vacancies
    • 85. Functions of House of Chiefs
  • PART IV - Powers of Parliament
    • 86. Legislative powers
    • 87. Mode of exercising legislative powers
    • 88. Introduction of Bills
    • 89. Alteration of Constitution
  • PART V - Summoning, Prorogation and Dissolution
    • 90. Sessions of Parliament
    • 91. Prorogation and dissolution of Parliament
    • 92. Vote of no confidence in the Government
    • 93. Sittings of National Assembly
  • PART VI - Interpretation
    • 94. Votes of two-thirds of the Assembly
• CHAPTER VI - The Judicature
  • PART I - The High Court
    • 95. Jurisdiction and composition
    • 96. Appointment of judges of High Court
    • 97. Tenure of office of judges of High Court
    • 98. Oaths to be taken by judges of High Court
  • PART II - Court of Appeal
    • 99. Composition and jurisdiction
    • 100. Appointment of judges of Court of Appeal
    • 101. Tenure of office of judges of Court of Appeal
    • 102. Oaths to be taken by judges of Court of Appeal
  • PART III - Judicial Service Commission
    • 103. Composition and procedure
    • 104. Appointment, etc., of judicial officers
  • PART IV - Interpretation of the Constitution
    • 105. Reference to High Court of cases involving interpretation of Constitution
    • 106. Appeal to Court of Appeal
  • PART V - Judicial Committee
    • 107. [Repealed.]
• CHAPTER VII - The Public Service
• 108. Power to specify qualifications for certain offices
• 109. Public Service Commission
• 110. Appointment, etc., of public officers
• 111. Appeals to President
• 112. Powers of President in relation to certain public offices
• 113. Tenure of office of Attorney-General
• 114. Tenure of office of Auditor-General
• 115. Pensions laws and protection of pensions rights
• 116. Power of Commissions in relation to pensions, etc.
• CHAPTER VIII - Finance
• 117. Consolidated Fund
• 118. Withdrawals from Consolidated Fund or other public funds
• 119. Authorization of expenditure
• 120. Authorization of expenditure in advance of appropriation
• 121. Contingencies Fund
• 122. Remuneration of certain officers
• 123. Public debt
• 124. Auditor-General
• CHAPTER IX - Miscellaneous
• 125. Resignations
• 126. Reappointments and concurrent appointments
• 127. Interpretation
• Schedule - Election of Specially Elected Members of the National Assembly