CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE Article 30 Restrictions on the Performance of Functions 1. Citizens with acquired nationality may not be deputies or members of Government nor shall they be eligible for access to a diplomatic or military career. 2. The law shall define the conditions under which citizens who have acquired Mozambican nationality may perform public duties or private duties of public interest. CHAPTER III LOSS AND REACQUISITION OF NATIONALITY Article 31 Loss Mozambican nationality shall be lost by a person who: a) being a national of another State, declares, in accordance with the proper procedures, that he or she does not wish to be Mozambican; b) having been given Mozambican nationality as a minor by virtue of a legal representative’s declaration, declares, in accordance with the proper procedures, and within one year of reaching the age of majority, that he or she does not wish to be Mozambican, provided that he or she can demonstrate possession of another nationality. Article 32 Reacquisition 1. Mozambican nationality may be granted to Mozambicans who, having lost such nationality now request it, provided that they meet all of the following conditions: a) that they establish their domicile in Mozambique; b) that they meet the requirements and offer the guarantees prescribed by law. 2. A Mozambican woman who has lost her nationality through marriage may reacquire it by addressing a request to the competent authorities. 3. Reacquisition of nationality shall restore the legal situation prevailing prior to the loss of nationality. Translation by MOZLEGAL – Mozambique's Legal Resource Portal www.mozlegal.com [email protected] Tel: +258 1 496900 – Fax: +258 1 496802 Directors: José Caldeira - [email protected] & Adrian Frey - [email protected] MOZLEGAL is a Project of José Caldeira & Associados - Attorneys & Consultants 10