Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions
226. (1) This Constitution is based on the Comprehensive Peace
Agreement and the Constitution of the Republic of the
Sudan 1998.
(2) The incumbent President of the Republic shall take oath of
office before the Chief Justice and assume his duties by
virtue of this Constitution. The First Vice President and
President of the Government of Southern Sudan and the
Vice President shall take oath of office before the President
of the Republic and the Chief Justice and assume their
duties in accordance with this Constitution.
(3) Pending the establishment of the executive organs
contemplated in this Constitution, the President of the
Republic shall authorize the continuation of the current
administrations as care-taker administrations. The President
of the Government of Southern Sudan shall, after
consultations, also take necessary measures for the
creation of a care-taker administration in Southern Sudan
and Southern Sudan states, pending the adoption of the
Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan.
(4) For the purposes of this Constitution and the
Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the Interim Period shall
commence as from July 9th 2005, and any measures taken
or institutions established by the signatories to the
Comprehensive Peace Agreement pursuant to the same
prior to the adoption of this Constitution shall be deemed to
have been taken or established by virtue of this Constitution.
(5) All current laws shall remain in force and all judicial and civil
servants shall continue to perform their functions, unless
new actions are taken in accordance with the provisions of
this Constitution.
(6) The law shall determine the salaries, emoluments, privileges
and remunerations of the President of the Republic, the two
Vice Presidents, the President of Government of Southern
Sudan, the Speakers, members of the National Legislature
and all holders of Constitutional posts at the National,
Southern Sudan and state levels.
(7) The Presidency shall establish an ad-hoc committee to look
into grievances of those retired or dismissed for political
reasons and present its recommendations to the
Presidency.
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