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9.	

(1)
The King and iNgwenyama shall be paid such emoluments and shall have such Civil
List as may be prescribed.
(2)
Any remuneration prescribed under this section shall be a charge on and paid out of
the Consolidated Fund and shall not be reduced during the continuance in office of King and
iNgwenyama.

Immunity of King and iNgwenyama
10.
The King and iNgwenyama shall be immune from taxation in respect of his Civil List, all
income accruing to him and all property owned by him in any private capacity.
Protection of King and iNgwenyama in respect of legal proceedings
11.	

The King and iNgwenyama shall be immune from –
(a)	

suit or legal process in any cause in respect of all things done or omitted to
be done by him; and

(b)	

being summoned to appear as a witness in any civil or criminal proceeding.

Oath by King and iNgwenyama
12.
The King and Ngwenyama shall upon his installation as King and Ngwenyama take and
subscribe an oath for the due execution of his office in accordance with Swazi law and custom.
The King’s Advisory Council
13.	

(1)
There shall be the King’s Advisory Council composed and constituted as Liqoqo
under Section 231.
(2)
The function of the Council shall be to advise the King and Ngwenyama as provided
for under Section 231.
CHAPTER III

PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF FUNDAMENTAL

RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS


Fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual
14.	

(1)
The fundamental human rights and freedoms of the individual enshrined in this
Chapter are hereby declared and guaranteed, namely –
(a)	

respect for life, liberty, right to fair hearing, equality before the law and equal
protection of the law;

(b)	

freedom of conscience, of expression and of peaceful assembly and
association and of movement;

(c)	

protection of the privacy of the home and other property rights of the
individual;

(d)	

protection from deprivation of property without compensation;

(e)	

protection from inhuman or degrading treatment, slavery and forced labour,
arbitrary search and entry; and

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