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Botswana's Constitution of 1966 with Amendments Through 2005 PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:19 constituteproject.org Botswana's Constitution of 1966 with Amendments through 2005 This complete constitution has been generated from excerpts of texts from the repository of the Comparative Constitutions Project, and distributed on constituteproject.org. constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:19 Table of contents CHAPTER I: The Republic (ss 1-2) . 6 1. Declaration of Republic . 6 2. Public Seal . 6 CHAPTER II: Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual (ss 3-19) . 6 3. Fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual . 6 4. Protection of right to life . 6 5. Protection of right to personal liberty . 7 6. Protection from slavery and forced labour . 8 7. Protection from inhuman treatment . 9 8. Protection from deprivation of property . 9 9. Protection for privacy of home and other property . 11 10. Provisions to secure protection of law . 12 11. Protection of freedom of conscience . 14 12. Protection of freedom of expression . 15 13. Protection of freedom of assembly and association . 16 14. Protection of freedom of movement . 16 15. Protection from discrimination on the grounds of race, etc . 17 16. Derogation from fundamental rights and freedoms . 18 17. Declarations relating to emergencies . 19 18. Enforcement of protective provisions . 20 19. Interpretation and savings . 20 CHAPTER III: Citizenship (ss 20-29: repealed) . 21 CHAPTER IV: The Executive (ss 30-56) . 21 PART I: The President and the Vice-President (ss 30-41) . 21 30. Office of President . 21 31. First President . 21 32. Election of President after dissolution of Parliament . 22 33. Qualification for election as President . 24 34. Tenure of office of President . 24 35. Vacancy in office of President . 24 36. Discharge of functions of President during absence, illness, etc . 26 37. Oath of President . 27 38. Returning officer at elections of President . 27 39. Vice President . 27 40. Salary and allowances of President . 28 41. Protection of President in respect of legal proceedings . 29 Botswana 1966 (rev. 2005) Page 2 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:19 PART II: The Cabinet (ss 42-46) . 29 42. Ministers and Assistant Ministers . 29 43. Tenure of office of Ministers and Assistant Ministers . 29 44. Cabinet . 30 45. Oaths to be taken by Ministers and Assistant Ministers . 30 46. Secretary to the Cabinet . 30 PART III: Executive Functions (ss 47-56) . 31 47. Functions of President . 31 48. Command of armed forces . 31 49. Functions of Vice-President . 31 50. Functions of Cabinet Ministers and Assistant Ministers . 31 51. Attorney-General . 32 51A. Director of Public Prosecutions . 32 52. Permanent Secretaries . 33 53. Prerogative of Mercy . 33 54. Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy . 34 55. Functions of Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy . 34 56. Constitution of offices . 34 CHAPTER V: Parliament (ss 57-94) . 35 PART I: Composition (ss 57-70) . 35 57. Parliament . 35 58. Composition of National Assembly . 35 59. Speaker . 35 60. Deputy Speaker . 36 61. Qualifications for election to National Assembly . 36 62. Disqualifications for membership of National Assembly . 37 63. Constituencies . 37 64. Delimitation Commission . 38 65. Report of Commission . 39 65A. Appointment of Independent Electoral Commission . 40 66. Appointment of Secretary to Independent Electoral Commission . 41 67. The franchise . 42 68. Tenure of office of Members . 43 69. Determination of questions as to membership of National Assembly . 44 70. Clerk of the Assembly . 44 PART II: General Provisions Relating to Procedure in National Assembly (ss 71-76) . 45 71. Oaths to be taken by Speaker and Members . 45 72. Presiding in Assembly . 45 Botswana 1966 (rev. 2005) Page 3 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:19 73. Quorum in Assembly . ..
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