Government Gazette 7 May 2010
Act No. 7, 2010
No. 4480
NAMIBIAN CONSTITUTION SECOND AMENDMENT ACT, 2010
EXPLANATORY NOTE:
___________________
Words underlined with a solid line indicates insertions in existing provisions.
[
Words in bold type in square brackets indicate omissions from existing
provisions.
]
ACT
To
amend the Namibian Constitution so as to extend a waiting period required for
acquiring Namibian citizenship by marriage from a period of not less than two
years to a period of not less than ten years of ordinarily residing in Namibia as
spouse subsequent to such marriage; to extend a waiting period required for nonNamibian citizens who may apply for Namibian citizenship by naturalization from
a period of not less than five years to a period of not less than ten years of
continuous residence in Namibia; to decrease the limit of tenure of members of the
National Council from six years to five years; to subject the appointment of nonNamibian citizens as judges to a fixed term contract of employment; to delete the
word “corruption” from the functions of the Ombudsman; to insert an Article on
Anti-Corruption Measures; to decrease the term of office of members of
Management Committee from three years to two years and six months; to
substitute the terms “correctional service” and “Commissioner-General of
Correctional Service” for the terms “prison service” and “Commissioner of
Prisons”; and to provide for incidental matters.
(Signed by the President on 23 April 2010)
BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of Namibia, in accordance with
Article 132 of the Namibian Constitution, as follows:
Amendment of Article 4 of Namibian Constitution
1.
Article 4 of the Namibian Constitution is amended –
(a) by the substitution for subparagraph (bb) of paragraph (a) of Sub-Article (3) of the
following subparagraph:
“(bb) subsequent to such marriage have ordinarily resided in Namibia as the
spouse of such person for a period of not less than [two (2)] ten (10) years;
and “; and
(b) by the substitution for subparagraph (b) of Sub-Article (5) of the following
paragraph:
“(b) have been so resident in Namibia for a continuous period of not less than
[five (5)] ten (10) years [(whether before or after the date of
independence)]; and”.
Ta ble of Conten ts
-69