Chapter 5: The President and National Executive (k) conferring honours. [General Note: Honourable tributes instituted in Government Gazette 24155 of 6 December, 2002 and Government Gazette 25213 of 25 July, 2003.] Executive authority of the Republic 85. (1) (2) The executive authority of the Republic is vested in the President. The President exercises the executive authority, together with the other members of the Cabinet, by— (a) implementing national legislation except where the Constitution or an Act of Parliament provides otherwise; (b) developing and implementing national policy; (c) co-ordinating the functions of state departments and administrations; (d) preparing and initiating legislation; and (e) performing any other executive function provided for in the Constitution or in national legislation. Election of President 86. (1) (2) At its first sitting after its election, and whenever necessary to fill a vacancy, the National Assembly must elect a woman or a man from among its members to be the President. The Chief Justice must preside over the election of the President, or designate another judge to do so. The procedure set out in Part A of Schedule 3 applies to the election of the President. [Sub-s. (2) substituted by s. 6 of the Constitution Sixth Amendment Act of 2001.] (3) An election to fill a vacancy in the office of President must be held at a time and on a date determined by the Chief Justice, but not more than 30 days after the vacancy occurs. [Sub-s. (3) substituted by s. 6 of the Constitution Sixth Amendment Act of 2001.] Assumption of office by President 87. When elected President, a person ceases to be a member of the National Assembly and, 48