2010 ED] CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES [CAP 167
eleven proportionately elected members of the first National
Assembly.
11(1) The Director of Elections shall supervise and shall have
general responsibility for the conduct of the first Presidential
election and the first Assembly election.
(2) The Director of Elections shall, for the purpose of
conducting the first Presidential election and the first Assembly
election, appoint a Chief Registration Officer and Chief
Electoral Officer and such member of Registration Officers,
Electoral Officers, Assistant Registration Officers and
Assistant Electoral Officers as the Director thinks fit.
Director of
Elections
(3) A person appointed pursuant to subparagraph (2) shall
have such powers, and shall comply with such requirements, as
may be prescribed in the Regulations.
(4) In the exercise of the functions of the Director of
Elections under this paragraph or the Regulations, the Director
of Elections shall not be subject to the direction or control of
any person or authority.
(5) The Director of Elections shall discharge the functions
of the Electoral Commissioner in respect of the matters
which may be prescribed by an Act made under article 118
and may, for this purpose make regulations in respect thereof
for the purposes of the first Presidential election and first
Assembly election.
12.The first meeting of the first session of the National
Assembly after the first National Assembly election shall,
until the Speaker is elected, be presided over by the eldest
member of the Assembly present at the meeting.
13. The Standing Orders of the People’s Assembly
established by the existing Constitution shall, until it is
otherwise provided pursuant to article 101 of this
Constitution, be the Standing Orders of the National
Assembly, but shall be construed with such modifications,
adaptations, qualifications and exceptions as may be
First meeting of
the first
National
Assembly
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