2010 ED] CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES [CAP 167
(5) A person who is a member of the National Assembly
or the Judiciary shall upon becoming Vice-President cease to be
a member of the National Assembly or Judiciary.
(6) The term of office of the Vice-President shall be the
same as that of the President under article 52.
(7) A person shall not hold office as Vice-President for
more than 3 terms.
(8) The Vice-President shall, before starting to perform
the functions of Vice-President, take and subscribe the oath of
allegiance and the Vice-Presidential oath set out in Schedule 6.
(9) The Vice-President may resign or be removed from
office in the same manner as a Minister and articles 73 and 74
shall apply to the Vice-President.
(10) Where the person who is Vice-President ceases to
hold office as Vice-President, otherwise than under clause (11),
the President shall designate another person as Vice-President for
approval by the National Assembly.
(11) Where the Vice-President assumes the office of
President under article 55(1)−
(a)
the President shall, with the approval of the
National Assembly appoint a person to be
Vice-President;
(b)
the person who at the time is designated
Minister shall immediately cease to be
designated Minister and the President shall
designate a person, who may be the firstmentioned person, for approval by the National
Assembly as designated Minister.
(12) Where under article 55 (1) the Vice-President
assumes the office of President for a term which exceeds two
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