on account of any of those matters mentioned and if he does not sooner resign or die, then he shall continue to hold office as Member of Parliament until the next general election. (2) Parliament may enact a law for the purpose of making provisions enabling a Member of Parliament to appeal according to law, against a decision which confirms that he is a person of unsound mind or against a sentence of death or imprisonment or against conviction for an offence of the type referred to in the provisions of subarticle (5) of Article 67 of this Constitution, and that law may provide that the decision appealed against by the Member of Parliament shall have no effect in law until the expiration of the period prescribed in that law. Cessation of employment of civil servants on contesting for election Act No.4 of 1992 Art.23 Act No.12 of 1995 Art.14 72. Where any person holding office in the service of the Government which office is of the type mentioned in Article 67(2)(g) decides­ (a) to contest for election to the office of President or any other office under this Constitution; or (b) to contest for leadership at any level in a political party contrary to the terms of employment, the employment of such person shall be considered to have ceased from the date of his becoming a candidate or of contesting for leadership in the political party. Terms of service of Members of Parliament Act No.15 of 1984 Art.13 73. All Members of Parliament of all categories shall hold office in accordance with this Constitution, and shall be paid a salary, allowances and other remuneration in accordance with a law enacted by Parliament. Electoral Commission Electoral Commission Act No.15 of 1984 Art.13 Act No.4 of 1992 Art.24 Act No.7 of 1993 Art.2; Act No.3 of 2000 Art.14 Act No.1 of 2005 Art.14 74.-(1) There shall be an Electoral Commission of the United Republic which shall consist of the following members to be appointed by the President: (a) a Chairman who shall be a Judge of the High Court or a Justice of the Court of Appeal, who shall be a person with qualifications to be an advocate and has held those qualifications for a period of not less than fifteen years; (b) a Vice-Chairman who shall be a person who holds, had held or is capable of holding an office of Judge of the High Court or a Justice of the Court of Appeal; and (c) other members to be specified by a law enacted by Parliament. (2) The President shall appoint the Vice-Chairman of the Electoral Commission on the basis of the principle that where the Chairman hails from one part of the Union, the Vice-Chairman shall be a person who hails from the other part of the Union. (3) The following persons shall not be eligible for appointment as members of the Electoral Commission, that is to say ­ (a) a Minister or Deputy Minister; 47

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