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Succession to the Throne
5.
(1)
Succession to the office of King and iNgwenyama is hereditary and governed by this
Constitution and Swazi law and custom.
(2)
Where the office of King and iNgwenyama becomes vacant the successor to the
Throne shall be determined and declared in accordance with Swazi law and custom.
Umntfwana (Crown Prince)
6.
(1)
Until he accedes to the Throne, a person declared a successor under section 5, shall
be designated as Umntfwana.
(2)
Unless the situation otherwise requires, Umntfwana shall accede to the Throne when
he has attained the age of eighteen years.
(3)
Umntfwana, before being declared king shall be installed iNgwenyama in accordance
with Swazi law and custom.
(4)
Umntfwana shall not assume any of the duties of the office of King and iNgwenyama
until he accedes to the Throne.
(5)
The Crown Prince shall be entitled to such training, allowance and other privileges as
may be prescribed appropriate to his status.
The Ndlovukazi
7.
(1)
Without prejudice to the provisions of section 229, the Ndlovukazi is traditionally the
mother of the King and iNgwenyama and is appointed in accordance with Swazi law and
custom.
(2)
Until the King and iNgwenyama has been installed, that is to say, until he has publicly
assumed the functions and responsibilities of the King and iNgwenyama in accordance with
this Constitution and Swazi law and custom, or during any period when he is by reason of
absence from Swaziland or any other cause unable to perform the functions of his office,
those functions shall be performed, save as otherwise provided in this Constitution, by the
Ndlovukazi acting as Queen Regent.
(3)
In her capacity as Queen Regent, the Ndlovukazi shall be assisted and advised by
the Umntfwanenkhosi Lomkhulu -in-Libandla.
(4)
The Queen Regent shall be entitled to such remuneration as may be prescribed and
that remuneration shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund and shall not be reduced during
the continuance in office of the Queen Regent.
(5)
Civil proceedings shall not be instituted or continued in respect of which relief is
claimed against the Queen Regent for anything done or omitted to be done by the Queen
Regent in her private capacity and shall not be summoned to appear as a witness in any civil
or criminal proceedings.
(6)
Where provision is made by law limiting the time within which proceedings of any
description may be brought against a person, the period during which that person held a
position of Queen Regent shall not be taken into account in calculating the period of time
prescribed by that law which determines whether any such proceedings as are mentioned in
this section may be brought against that person.
(7)
The Queen Regent shall be immune from taxation in respect of –
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