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(c)
after ten days from the date of last publication the House shall meet to vote
for one woman from each of the Regions, taking into consideration any
relevant in-put in terms of paragraph (b).
Qualifications for membership of Parliament
96.
Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, a person qualifies to be appointed, elected or
nominated, as the case may be, as a Senator or a member of the House if that person –
(a)
is a citizen of Swaziland;
(b)
has attained the age of eighteen years and is a registered voter;
(c)
has paid all taxes or made arrangements satisfactory to the Commissioner of
Taxes; and
(d)
is registered as a voter in the inkhundla in which that person is a candidate
(in the case of elected members)
Disqualifications for membership of Parliament
97.
(1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 96, a person does not qualify to be
appointed, elected or nominated as the case may be, a Senator or member of the House if
that person –
(a)
has been adjudged or otherwise declared
(i)
insolvent under any law and has not been rehabilitated; or
(ii)
to be of unsound mind;
(b)
is under sentence of death or of imprisonment for more than six months for
an act which is a criminal offence in Swaziland;
(c)
is a member of the armed forces of Swaziland or is holding or acting in any
public office and has not been granted leave of absence for the duration of
Parliament;
(d)
is not qualified to be a voter under any provision of this Constitution;
(e)
is otherwise disqualified by law in force in Swaziland relating to general
elections;
(f)
has been found to be incompetent to hold public office under any law relating
to tenure of public office whether elected or not;
(g)
is a party to, or is a partner in, a firm or a director or manager, of a company
which is a party to any subsisting Government contract and has not made the
required disclosure of –
(i) the nature of the contract;
(ii) the interest of that person in the contract;
(iii) the interest of that firm or company in
the contract;
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