constituteproject.org • Cabinet removal • Cabinet removal PDF generated: 19 Feb 2021, 13:13 73. 1. A Minister may resign from office by delivering to the President a notice of resignation but the resignation shall not have effect until it is received by the President. 2. The President may and, where the National Assembly has passed a vote of censure in respect of the Minister under article 74, by instrument in writing, remove a Minister from office. 74. 1. The National Assembly may, by resolution approved by the votes of not less than two-thirds of the number of its members, pass a vote of censure against a Minister. 2. A motion for a resolution under clause (1) shall not be moved in the National Assembly unlessa. seven days' notice has been given of the motion; and b. 3. the notice for the motion has been signed by not less than one-third of the number of members of the Assembly. The Speaker shall, upon receipt of the notice of the motion under clause (2)a. send a copy of the notice to the President; and b. unless the Minister has ceased to hold office beforehand, cause the motion to be debated in the National Assembly within fourteen days after receiving notice of motion. 4. The Minister in respect of whom a vote of censure is to be debated under clause (3) is entitled to be heard during the debate. 5. Where a vote of censure is passed against a Minister under this article, the Speaker shall as soon as is practicable thereafter notify the President and the President shall, unless the Minister otherwise ceases to hold office, remove the Minister from office under article 73(2) not later than seven days after being notified by the Speaker. 75. 1. At the time of submitting the names to the National Assembly for its approval of the persons to be appointed as Ministers, the President shall designate one person who shall discharge the functions of designated Minister under the Constitution or an Act. 2. The approval of the National Assembly under clause (1) or article 66A (10) or (11) shall be by a majority of the members of the Assembly. 3. Where the National Assembly does not approve the designation of a person under clause (1) or article 66A (10) or (11) or a person whose designation has been approved under that clause ceases to be a Minister, the President shall designate another person for approval by the National Assembly. 4. Where under the Constitution a function is required to be performed by the President and both the President and the Vice-President are unable to perform the function, the function may be performed by the designated Minister until the President or Vice-President is able to perform the function. 5. Where under the Constitution a function, not being a function related to a Ministry or department assigned to the Vice-President by the President under article 66A) (2), is required to be performed by the Vice-President and the Vice-President is unable to perform the function, the function, may be performed by the designated Minister until the Vice-President is able to perform the function. Seychelles 1993 (rev. 2011) Page 34