the disqualification of a person from being elected a Member of Parliament representing a constituency for any period, to be specified by Parliament (save that such period shall not exceed five years) if such person shall be convicted by a court for any type of offences, in connection with the election of Members of Parliament, as specified in that law. (6) For the purposes of giving opportunity to appeal according to law to any person who has been formally certified to be of unsound mind or convicted and sentenced to death or imprisonment, or convicted for any offence specified under the law in terms of subarticle (5) of this Article, Parliament may enact law providing that such judgment being appealed against by that person shall have no effect for the purposes of the provisions of subarticle (2) or (5) of this Article until the expiration of the period to be specified in such legislation. (7) The following rules shall apply for the purposes of interpreting paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) of subarticle (2) of this Article, that is to say­ (a) where a person has been awarded two or more prison sentences to run consecutively, such sentences shall be regarded to be separate provided that each of the sentences does not exceed six months; but if the period specified in any of the sentences exceeds six months, such sentences shall be regarded as one sentence; and (b) if a person is sentenced to imprisonment where he could otherwise have been sentenced to a fine, or where the sentence of imprisonment is imposed for failure to pay a fine ordered, then such period of imprisonment shall not be taken into account. (8) In paragraph (f) of subarticle (2) of this Article “Government contract” means any contractual agreement in which one of the parties is the Government of the United Republic or the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar or any department of that Government or any officer of the Government who has taken part on behalf of the Government. (9) [Subarticles (9), (10), (11) and (12) are repealed by Act No.4 of 1992 Art.19 (d)]. (10) For the purposes of interpretation of the qualifications for election contained in the following Articles whenever it is stated in this Constitution that the implementation of any matter requires a person who has the qualification for election, or a person who has not been disqualified from election, then unless the context requires otherwise, it shall be understood that the qualifications concerned are those which enable a person to be elected a Member representing a constituency as provided in subarticle (1) of this Article. Oath of Members of Parliament Act No.15 of 1984, Art.13 68. Every Member of Parliament shall be required to take and subscribe before the National Assembly the oath of allegiance before commencing to take part in the business of the National Assembly save that he may take part in the election of Speaker before taking that oath. Formal declaration by Members of 69.-(1) Every Member of Parliament shall be required before the expiration of thirty days since taking oath as Member of Parliament to submit to 45