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option of either selecting one Member under subsection (2) of this section or of
each selecting two regional Members under subsection (4)(c) of this section, but may
not select Members under both subsections.
[Ch0000s79] 79. Qualifications for membership of Ntlo ya Dikgosi 9 of 2005, s. 18.
(1) A person shall be qualified to be appointed under section 77(1)(b) as a
Member of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi if he or she—
(a)
is a citizen of Botswana; and
(b)
has attained the age of 21 years.
(2) No person shall be qualified to be appointed, selected or designated as
a Member of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi if he or she—
(a)
is, by virtue of his or her own act, under any acknowledgement of
allegiance, obedience or adherence to a foreign power or state;
(b)
has been declared insolvent or adjudged or otherwise declared
bankrupt under any law in force in any part of the Commonwealth or any country with
a comparable legal system and has not been discharged, or has made a composition
with his or her creditors and has not paid his or her debts in full;
(c)
is certified insane or otherwise adjudged or declared to be of
unsound mind under any law for the time being in force in Botswana;
(d)
subject to such exceptions as may be prescribed by Parliament, holds
any public office, or is acting in any public office by virtue of a contract of
service expressed to continue for a period exceeding six months;
(e)
is under sentence of death imposed on him or her by a court in any
part of the Commonwealth or any country with a comparable legal system, or is under
a sentence of imprisonment (by whatever name called) exceeding six months imposed on
him or her by such a court or substituted by a competent authority for some other
sentence imposed on him or her by such a court;
(f)
holds, or is acting in,anyoffice the functions of which involve any
responsibility for, or in connection with, the conduct of any elections to the
National Assembly or the compilation or revision of any electoral register for the
purposes of such elections; or
(g)
is disqualified for election to the National Assembly by virtue of
provision made in pursuance of section 62 (2) of this Constitution.
(3) For the purposes of this section, two or more terms of imprisonment that
are required to be served consecutively shall be regarded as a single term of
imprisonment for the aggregate period of those terms, and no account shall be taken
of a sentence of imprisonment imposed as an alternative to or in default of the
payment of a fine.
(4) A Member of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi shall not, while he or she is such a
Member, participate in party politics, but active participation in politics prior to
being a Member of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi shall not bar any person from being such a
Member.
[Ch0000s80] 80. Oath of allegiance
Every Member of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi shall, before taking his or her seat
therein, take and subscribe before the Ntlo ya Dikgosi the oath of allegiance.
[Ch0000s81] 81. Secretary to Ntlo ya Dikgosi
There shall be a Secretary to the Ntlo ya Dikgosi whose office shall be an
office in the public service.
[Ch0000s82] 82. Tenure of office of Members of Ntlo ya Dikgosi 9 of 2005, s. 14.
(1) A Member of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi shall vacate his or her seat in the Ntlo
ya Dikgosi—
(a)
upon expiration of a period of five years from the date upon which
he or she takes the oath of allegiance under section 80 of this Constitution;
(b)
if, having been designated or selected to the Ntlo ya Dikgosi as
such, he or she ceases to be a person for the time being performing the functions of
the office of Kgosi;
(c)
if he or she ceases to be qualified for membership of the Ntlo ya
Dikgosi in terms of section 79;
(d)
if he or she participates in party politics; or
(e)
upon the dissolution of Parliament,
whichever occurs first.
(2) A member of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi shall be eligible for reselection,
redesignation or reappointment, as the case may be, to the Ntlo ya Dikgosi.
[Ch0000s83] 83. Rules of Procedure of Ntlo ya Dikgosi
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