PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:26 constituteproject.org Dominica's Constitution of 1978 with Amendments through 2014 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, 16:26 Table of contents Preamble . 6 Chapter I: Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms . 6 1. Fundamental rights and freedoms . 6 2. Protection of right to life . 7 3. Protection of right to personal liberty . 7 4. Protection from slavery and forced labour . 9 5. Protection from inhuman treatment . 9 6. Protection from deprivation of property . 9 7. Protection from arbitrary search or entry . 12 8. Provisions to secure protection of law . 12 9. Protection of freedom of conscience . 15 10. Protection of freedom of expression . 15 11. Protection of freedom of assembly and association . 16 12. Protection of freedom of movement . 16 13. Protection from discrimination on the grounds of race, etc . 18 14. Derogations from s.3 or s.13 under emergency powers . 19 15. Protection of persons detained under emergency laws . 19 16. Enforcement of protective provisions . 20 17. Interpretation and savings . 21 Chapter II: The President . 22 18. Establishment of office . 22 19. Election . 23 20. Qualifications for office nomination . 23 21. Disqualifications for election and holding office . 24 22. Determination of questions as to qualifications . 24 23. Tenure of office . 24 24. Removal from office . 25 25. Procedure for removal from office . 25 26. Oath . 26 27. Protection in respect of legal proceedings . 26 28. Acting President . 26 Chapter III: Parliament . 27 Part I: Establishment of Parliament . 27 29. Composition . 27 30. Composition of House of Assembly . 27 31. Qualifications for Representatives and Senators . 27 32. Disqualifications for Representatives and Senators . 28 Dominica 1978 (rev. 2014) Page 2 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:26 33. Election of Representatives . 29 34. Appointment or election of Senators . 30 35. Tenure of office of Representatives and Senators . 30 36. Speaker . 31 37. Deputy Speaker . 33 38. Responsibility for elections . 33 39. Clerk of House and his staff . 34 40. Determination of questions of membership . 34 Part II: Legislation and Procedure of Parliament . 35 41. Power to make laws . 35 42. Alteration of Constitution and Supreme Court Order . 35 43. Freedom of speech . 36 44. Oath by members . 36 45. Presiding . 37 46. Voting . 37 47. Effect of vacancies, etc . 37 48. Penalty for sitting if unqualified . 38 49. Mode of exercise of legislative power . 38 50. Restrictions with regard to certain financial measures . 38 51. Scrutiny of electoral legislation . 39 52. Regulation of procedure in House . 39 Part III: Summoning, Prorogation and Dissolution . 39 53. Sessions . 39 54. Prorogation and dissolution . 39 55. Holding of elections . 40 Part IV: Constituency Boundaries and Electoral Commissions . 40 56. Constituency Boundaries Commission and Electoral Commission . 40 Part V: Delimitation of Constituencies . 42 57. Review of constituency boundaries . 42 Chapter IV: The Executive . 43 58. Executive authority of Dominica . 43 59. Ministers of the Government . 43 60. Cabinet of Ministers . 44 61. Allocation of portfolios to Ministers . 44 62. Performance of functions of Ministers during absence or illness . 45 63. Exercise of President’s functions . 45 64. President.