Constitution of the Kingdom of Swaziland, 2005 eSwatini construed as precluding the High Court from exercising jurisdiction in relation to any question whether that person or authority has performed those functions in accordance with this Constitution or any other law or should not perform those functions. 261. Interpretation (1) In this Constitution unless the context otherwise requires— “Act of Parliament” means any law made by the King and Parliament; “chamber” means a house of Parliament; “the Commonwealth” means the countries that are independent members of the Commonwealth and territories for whose international relations any of those countries is wholly or in part responsible; “financial year” means the period of twelve months ending on the thirty-first day of March in any year or such other day as may be prescribed; “the Gazette” means the Swaziland Goverrnment Gazette; “the Goverrnment” means the Goverrnment of Swaziland; “high judicial office” means the office of a Judge of a court of unlimited jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters in some part of the Commonwealth that may be prescribed or the office of a Judge of a court having jurisdiction in appeals from such a court; “the House” means the House of Assembly; “law” includes any instruments having the force of law and any unwritten rule of law; “Ndlovukazi” means a person appointed in terms of section 229 of this Constitution; “iNgwenyama” means a person appointed in terms of section 228 of this Constitution; “oath” means the oath of allegiance set out in the Second Schedule and also includes affirmation; “Parliament” means the Parliament of Swaziland; “prescribed” means prescribed in law or, in relation to anything that may be prescribed only by an Act of Parliament, it means so prescribed; “public office” means subject to the provisions of section 254 any office of emolument in the public service; “public officer” means subject to the provisions of section 254 the holder of any public office and includes any person appointed to act in any public office; “public service” means the service of the Crown in a civil capacity in respect of the Goverrnment of Swaziland; “session” means, in relation to Parliament, the sittings of Parliament commencing when the House first meets after this Constitution comes into force or when Parliament first meets after its prorogation at any time and terminating when Parliament is prorogued or is dissolved without having been prorogued; “Sibaya” means the nation meeting as the Swazi National Council at the Ndlovukazi’s official residence for the purpose of deliberating or deciding on important national matters; “sitting” means in relation to a chamber, a period during which that chamber is sitting continuously without adjournment, and includes any period during which the chamber is in committee; “vusela” means a consultative process whereby a person or group of persons or community is visited and addressed with a view to soliciting opinion or consensus on some public matter. By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 93