53 (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; 53

Seleccionar párrafo de destino3

Conectar a un párrafo
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Añadir a la tabla de contenidos