PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:29 constituteproject.org Gambia (The)'s Constitution of 1996 with Amendments through 2004 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, 16:29 Table of contents Preamble . 11 CHAPTER I: THE REPUBLIC . 11 1. The Republic . 11 2. Public Seal . 11 3. National Flag And anthem . 12 CHAPTER II: THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS . 12 4. Supremacy Of the Constitution . 12 5. Enforcement Of the Constitution . 12 6. Defence of The Constitution . 13 7. The Laws Of the Gambia . 13 CHAPTER III: CITIZENSHIP . 13 8. Citizens on The Commencement Of the Constitution . 13 9. Citizen by birth . 14 10. Citizen by Descent . 14 11. Marriage To a citizen . 14 12. Naturalisation as a Citizen . 14 12A. Dual Citizenship . 15 13. Deprivation citizenship . 15 14. Restoration Of Citizenship . 16 15. Acts of the National Assembly . 16 16. Interpretation of chapter III . 16 CHAPTER IV: PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOM . 16 17. Fundamental Rights and Freedoms . 16 18. Protection of right to life . 17 19. Protection right to Personal liberty . 17 20. Protection From slavery And forced labour . 18 21. Protection from inhuman treatment . 18 22. Protection from deprivation of property . 19 23. Privacy . 20 24. Provision to secure protection of the law and fair play . 21 25. Freedom Of speech, conscience, assembly, association and movement . 23 26. Political rights . 23 27. Right to marry . 23 28. Rights of women . 24 29. Rights of children . 24 30. Rights to education . 24 31. Rights of the Disabled . 24 Gambia (The) 1996 (rev. 2004) Page 2 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:29 32. Culture . 25 33. Protection from Discrimination . 25 34. Declaration of Of state of public emergency . 25 35. Derogation from fundamental Emergency powers . 26 36. Persons detained under emergency power . 27 37. Enforcement of protective provisions . 28 38. Interpretation Of Chapter IV . 29 CHAPTER V: REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE . 30 PART 1: THE FRANCHISE . 30 39. The right to vote and be registered . 30 40. Secret ballot . 30 41. Electoral laws . 30 PART 2: THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION . 30 42. The Commission . 30 43. Functions of the Commission . 32 44. Financial . 32 45. Electoral Laws . 32 PART 3: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS . 32 46. Election of a President . 32 47. Nomination of Candidates . 33 48. The poll on an Election . 33 49. Challenge to election of a President . 33 PART 4: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES . 34 50. Delimitation of constituencies . 34 PART 5: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS . 34 51-57. Both sections inclusive . 34 PART 6: SEYFOLU AND ALKALOLU . 34 58. Appointment of a District Seyfo . 34 59. Appointment of an Alkalo . 34 PART 7: POLITICAL PARTIES . 34 60. Political parties . 34 CHAPTER VI: THE EXECUTIVE . 35 PART 1: THE PRESIDENT . ..