constituteproject.org PDF generated: 19 Feb 2021, 13:13 84. 1. There shall be a Leader of the Opposition who shall be elected by the National Assembly from among its members in accordance with this article and the Standing Orders. 2. A person is not eligible to be elected to the office of Leader of the Opposition if the person is a member of the political party which nominated the incumbent President for election, and only members of the National Assembly who are not members of that party may vote in the election. 3. A person elected to the office of Leader of the Opposition shall vacate the officea. if the person ceases to be a member of the National Assembly; b. if the person is elected to the office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker; c. if the person resigns by notice in writing addressed to the Speaker; or d. 4. 5. 6. where the members of the National Assembly entitled to vote at an election to the office pass a resolution requiring the person to vacate the office. An Act may provide for the salary, allowances and gratuity of the Leader of the Opposition. The salary, allowances or gratuity payable to the Leader of the Opposition shall be not less than those payable to a Minister and shall be a charge on the Consolidated Fund. Subject to article 105(3), where a person is elected Leader of the Opposition and in addition to this article is entitled to receive under any other provision of the Constitution a salary, pension, gratuity or allowance, the person shall not, while holding the office of Leader of the Opposition, be concurrently entitled to receive the salary, pension, gratuity or allowance under this article and under any other provision of the Constitution but may opt to receive the salary, pension, gratuity or allowance under either this article or any other provision of the Constitution. PART II: LEGISLATIVE POWER AND ITS EXERCISE • Structure of legislative chamber(s) • Approval of general legislation 85. The legislative power of Seychelles is vested in the National Assembly and shall be exercised subject to and in accordance with this Constitution. 86. 1. The legislative power vested in the National Assembly shall be exercised by Bills passed by the Assembly and assented to or deemed to have been assented to by the President. 1A. Unless it is otherwise provided in this Constitution, a Bill is passed by the Assembly if it is supported at all the stages at which it is as a whole put to the vote of the Assembly by a majority of the members present and voting. 1B. Repealed. 2. Subject to article 87, where a Bill is presented to the President for assent, the President shall, within fourteen days of the presentation of the Bill, assent, or, in accordance with this Part, withhold assent, to the Bill. 3. The President shall, as soon as practicable, cause a Bill which has been passed and assented to or deemed to have been assented to in accordance with this Constitution to be published in the Gazette whereupon it shall become law. 4. Seychelles 1993 (rev. 2011) A Bill passed by the National Assembly and assented to or deemed to have been assented to by the President shall be styled an "Act" and the words of enactment shall be "Enacted by the President and the National Assembly". Page 41