Constitution of the Kingdom of Swaziland, 2005 eSwatini 5. The Speaker of the House of Assembly and the President of the Senate shall, in that order, preside alternately at joint sittings of the Senate and the House of Assembly and for the purpose of this paragraph the sitting or sittings necessary to dispose respectively of any motion for the purpose of section 36, of the business relating to any bill referred to a joint sitting in accordance with section 116(1) or 117(1), or of the business relating to any bill to amend the Constitution shall be regarded as a single sitting. 6. A joint sitting shall not be disqualified for the transaction of business by reason of any vacancy in the membership of either chamber. 7. If objection is taken by a member of either chamber who is present that there are present in that sitting (besides the person presiding) fewer than seventy-five members of the chambers of Parliament and, after such interval as may be prescribed in the rules of procedure applying to a joint sitting, the member presiding ascertains that there are still fewer than seventy-five members of the chambers of Parliament present, the member presiding shall thereupon adjourn the joint sitting. 8. (1) Save as otherwise provided in this Constitution, any question proposed for decision in a joint sitting of the Senate and the House of Assembly shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members of Parliament present and voting. (2) A President elected from among persons who are Senators or a Speaker elected from among persons who are members of the House (whether or not that President or Speaker is presiding in a joint sitting) shall have an original but not a casting vote. (3) A President or Deputy President of the Senate elected from among persons who are not Senators or a Speaker or a Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly elected from among persons who are not members of the House shall have no vote. (4) The Attorney-General shall have no vote. (5) Subject to the provisions of sections 36(4), 36(7) and 246(1) or 244(1), if upon any question before a joint sitting the votes of the persons entitled to vote are equally divided the motion shall be lost. (6) If the rules of procedure of a chamber of Parliament make provision under which a member who votes upon a question in which that member has a direct pecuniary interest shall be deemed not have voted, those rules of procedure shall have effect for determining whether a member of that chamber has voted in a joint sitting. 9. Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the rules of procedure for the time being of the House of Assembly shall apply, with the necessary modifications, for regulating any proceedings of a joint sitting under this Constitution which correspond to proceedings of the House of Assembly. Second Schedule (Sections 45(4), 73, 90(9), 128(1), 143, 178 and 231(6)) Oaths (Oath or affirmation of allegiance) I, ______________________ do swear (or solemnly affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to King __________________, his heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God. (To be omitted in affirmation.) (Oath or Affirmation for due execution of office) I ________________________ do swear (or solemnly affirm) that I will well and truly serve King ____________________, his heirs and successors, in the office of (here insert the description of the office). So help me God. (To be omitted in Affirmation) By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 99