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carrying out a governmental function or service or a body or
person specified by an Act;
“public office” means an office of emolument in the public
service;
“public officer” means, subject to paragraph 4, a person
holding or acting in a public office;
“The Public Service” means, subject to paragraph 4, the service
of the Government of Seychelles in a civil capacity;
“Speaker” means the Speaker of the National Assembly;
“Standing Orders” means the rules of practice and procedure of
the National Assembly made under article 101;
“subordinate court” means any court other than(a) the Court of Appeal; or
(b) the Supreme Court.
(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, where an expression
is defined in this Schedule or otherwise in this Constitution
then, for that purpose, all grammatical variations and cognate
and related expressions shall be understood in the same sense.
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2.In this Constitution, unless the context otherwise
requires, words in the singular shall include the plural and
words in the plural shall include the singular.
3. In this Constitution, unless the context otherwise
requires
(a) references to the functions of the office of the
President shall be construed as references to the powers and
duties of the President in the exercise of the executive power of
the Republic and to any other powers or duties conferred or
imposed on the President by or under this Constitution or any
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Functions of
President, etc.
Persons in
receipt of
pension