The National Assembly
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(2)
Disqualification 90.
(1)
for membership
of the National Assembly
is a citizen of The Gambia;
has attained the age of twenty-one years;
has been ordinarily resident in the constituency for a
period of at least one year prior to nomination day;
is able to speak the English Language with a
degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him or her
to take part in the proceedings of the National
Assembly; and
has made such declaration of his or her assets to the
Independent Electoral Commission as is required in
accordance with section 43.
The provisions of paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) of subsection
(1) shall apply to a nominated candidate who shall also be
required to make a declaration of his assets to the
Independent Electoral Commission.
No person is qualified for election as a member of the
National Assembly if he or she(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
holds the citizenship or nationality of a country
other than The Gambia
is adjudged under any law of The Gambia to be of
unsound mind;
is under sentence of death imposed on him or her by
any court, or is serving, or within five years of his
or her nomination for election completed serving, a
sentence of imprisonment for a term exceeding six
months imposed on him or her by a court or
substituted by competent authority for some other
sentence imposed on him or her by a court, and has
not received a free pardon;
has been found guilty of any abuse of office,
corruption or any offence connected with public
elections by a court;
has been found by the report of a commission or
committee of inquiry (the proceedings of which
have been held and published in accordance with
the relevant law) to be incompetent to hold public
office by reason of having acquired assets
unlawfully or defrauded the State or misused or
abused his or her office, or wilfully acted in a
manner pre-judicial to the interests of the State, and
the findings have not been set aside on appeal or
judicial review;
within the three years preceding nomination day,
holds or acts in any office prescribed by an Act of
the National Assembly the functions of which
involve responsibility for, or in connection with the