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the Chief Justice or another Judge the oath of allegiance
and the Presidential oath prescribed in this Constitution.
58.(1) The President shall receive such salary,
allowances and gratuity as may be prescribed by an Act.
(2) Where the person holding the office of President
ceases to hold office otherwise than by being removed
under article 54, the person shall receive such pension,
gratuity or allowance as may be prescribed by an Act.
Salary and
allowances for
President.
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(3) The salary, allowance, pension or gratuity, as the
case may be, payable under this article to the President or a
person who has ceased to be President shall be a charge on
the Consolidated Fund and shall not be altered to the
disadvantage of the President or the person who has ceased
to be President.
(4) Clauses (2) and (3) shall apply to a person who
held office as President under any previous Constitution of
Seychelles.
(5) Where a person who has previously held office as
President under this or a previous Constitution is elected to
the office of President, the person shall not, while holding
office as President, be entitled to receive the pension,
gratuity or allowance payable under clause (2).
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59.(1) Whilst any person holds, or discharges under
article 55 or article 56 the functions of, the office of
President no criminal proceedings shall be instituted or
continued against the person in respect of anything done or
omitted to be done by the person in either an official or
private capacity and no civil proceedings shall be instituted
or continued in respect of which relief is claimed against
the person in respect anything done or omitted to be done
in such private capacity.
Protection of
President in
respect of
legal
proceedings
during
office.
(2) Notwithstanding article 18(6) or article 19(1) or
(7) or any other law, proceedings such as are referred to in
clause (1) may be brought within three years of a person
ceasing to hold or discharge the functions of the office of
President unless the period prescribed by law for bringing the
proceedings concerned had expired before the person
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