Government Gazette 7 May 2010
Act No. 7, 2010
No. 4480
NAMIBIAN CONSTITUTION SECOND AMENDMENT ACT, 2010
Amendment of Article 9 of Namibian Constitution
2.
Article 9 of the Namibian Constitution is amended by the substitution for paragraph
(c) of Sub-Article (1) of the following paragraph:
“(c)
any labour required of members of the defence force, the police force and
the [prison] correctional service in pursuance of their duties as such or, in
the case of persons who have conscientious objections to serving as
members of the defence force, any labour which they are required by law
to perform in place of such service;”.
Amendment of Article 23 of Namibian constitution
3.
Article 23 of Namibian Constitution is amended by the substitution for Sub-Article
(2) of the following Sub-Article:
“(2) Nothing contained in Article 10 hereof shall prevent Parliament from
enacting legislation providing directly or indirectly for the advancement of
persons within Namibia who have been socially, economically or
educationally disadvantaged by past discriminatory laws or practices, or for
the implementation of policies and programmes aimed at redressing social,
economic or educational imbalances in the Namibian society arising out of
discriminatory laws or practices, or for achieving a balanced structuring of
the public service, the defence force, the police force, [the defence force,]
and the [prison] correctional service.”.
Amendment of Article 32 of Namibian constitution
4.
Article 32 of Namibian Constitution is amended by the substitution for
subparagraph (cc) of paragraph (c) of Sub-Article (4) of the following subparagraph:
“(cc) the Commissioner-General of [Prison] Correctional Service.”.
Amendment of Article 47 of Namibian constitution
5.
Article 47 of the Namibian Constitution is amended by the substitution for
paragraph (b) of Sub-Article (2) of the following paragraph:
“(b) the public service shall be deemed to include the defence force, the police
force, the [prison] correctional service, para-statal enterprises, Regional
Councils and Authorities.”.
Amendment of Article 70 of Namibian constitution
6.
Article 70 of the Namibian Constitution is amended by the substitution for SubArticle (1) of the following Sub-Article:
“(1) Members of the National Council shall hold their seats for [six (6)] five (5)
years from the date of their election and shall be eligible for re-election.”.
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