Constitution of Botswana 1966
Botswana Constitution 1966
Botswana is a country in Southern Africa with over two million people in population. The present Constitution of Botswana commenced on September 30, 1966. The constitution has 9 chapters, 127 sections, and 2 schedules.
Chapters, Parts and Sections
Chapter I
Section 1 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Declaration of Republic
Section 2 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Public Seal
Chapter II – Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual
Section 3 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual
Section 4 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Protection of right to life
Section 5 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Protection of right to personal liberty
Section 6 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Protection from slavery and forced labour
Section 7 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Protection from inhuman treatment
Section 8 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Protection from deprivation of property
Section 9 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Protection for privacy of home and other property
Section 10 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Provisions to secure protection of law
Section 11 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Protection of freedom of conscience
Section 12 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Protection of freedom of expression
Section 13 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Protection of freedom of assembly and association
Section 14 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Protection of freedom of movement
Section 15 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Protection from discrimination on the grounds of race, etc.
Section 16 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Derogation from fundamental rights and freedoms
Section 17 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Declarations relating to emergencies
Section 18 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Enforcement of protective provisions
Section 19 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Interpretation and savings
Chapter III – Citizenship
Section 20-29 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Repealed.
Chapter IV – The Executive
Part I – The President and the Vice-President
Section 30 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Office of President
Section 31 Botswana Constitution 1966 – First President
Section 32 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Election of President after dissolution of Parliament
Section 33 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Qualification for election as President
Section 34 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Tenure of office of President
Section 35 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Vacancy in office of President
Section 36 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Discharge of functions of President during absence, illness, etc
Section 37 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Oath of President
Section 38 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Returning officer at elections of President
Section 39 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Vice President
Section 40 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Salary and allowances of President
Section 41 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Protection of President in respect of legal proceedings
Part II – The Cabinet
Section 42 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Ministers and Assistant Ministers
Section 43 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Tenure of office of Ministers and Assistant Ministers
Section 44 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Cabinet
Section 45 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Oaths to be taken by Ministers and Assistant Ministers
Section 46 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Secretary to the Cabinet
Part III – Executive Functions
Section 47 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Functions of President
Section 48 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Command of armed forces
Section 49 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Functions of Vice-President
Section 50 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Functions of Cabinet Ministers and Assistant Ministers
Section 51 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Attorney-General
Section 51A Botswana Constitution 1966 – Director of Public Prosecutions
Section 52 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Permanent Secretaries
Section 53 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Prerogative of Mercy
Section 54 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy
Section 55 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Functions of Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy
Section 56 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Constitution of offices
Chapter V – Parliament
Part I – Composition
Section 57 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Parliament
Section 58 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Composition of National Assembly
Section 59 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Speaker
Section 60 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Deputy Speaker
Section 61 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Qualifications for election to National Assembly
Section 62 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Disqualifications for membership of National Assembly
Section 63 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Constituencies
Section 64 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Delimitation Commission
Section 65 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Report of Commission
Section 65A Botswana Constitution 1966 – Appointment of Independent Electoral Commission
Section 66 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Appointment of Secretary to Independent Electoral Commission
Section 67 Botswana Constitution 1966 – The franchise
Section 68 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Tenure of office of Members
Section 69 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Determination of questions as to membership of National Assembly
Section 70 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Clerk of the Assembly
Part II – General Provisions Relating to Procedure in National Assembly
Section 71 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Oaths to be taken by Speaker and Members
Section 72 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Presiding in Assembly
Section 73 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Quorum in Assembly
Section 74 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Voting in Assembly
Section 75 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Unqualified persons sitting or voting
Section 76 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Regulation of procedure in Assembly
Section 77 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Establishment and composition of Ntlo ya Dikgosi
Section 78 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Designation and selection of Members to Ntlo ya Dikgosi
Section 79 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Qualifications for membership of Ntlo ya Dikgosi
Section 80 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Oath of allegiance
Section 81 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Secretary to Ntlo ya Dikgosi
Section 82 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Tenure of office of Members of Ntlo ya Dikgosi
Section 83 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Rules of Procedure of Ntlo ya Dikgosi
Section 84 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Ntlo ya Dikgosi may transact business notwithstanding vacancies
Section 85 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Functions of Ntlo ya Dikgosi
Part IV – Powers of Parliament
Section 86 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Legislative powers
Section 87 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Mode of exercising legislative powers
Section 88 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Introduction of Bills
Section 89 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Alteration of Constitution
Part V – Summoning, Prorogation and Dissolution
Section 90 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Sessions of Parliament
Section 91 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Prorogation and dissolution of Parliament
Section 92 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Vote of no confidence in the Government
Section 93 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Sittings of National Assembly
Part VI – Interpretation
Section 94 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Votes of two-thirds of the Assembly
Chapter VI – The Judicature
Part I – The High Court
Section 95 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Jurisdiction and composition
Section 96 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Appointment of judges of High Court
Section 97 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Tenure of office of judges of High Court
Section 98 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Oaths to be taken by judges of High Court
Part II – Court of Appeal
Section 99 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Composition and jurisdiction
Section 100 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Appointment of judges of Court of Appeal
Section 101 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Tenure of office of judges of Court of Appeal
Section 102 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Oaths to be taken by judges of Court of Appeal
Part III – Judicial Service Commission
Section 103 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Composition and procedure
Section 104 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Appointment, etc., of judicial officers
Part IV – Interpretation of the Constitution
Section 105 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Reference to High Court of cases involving interpretation of Constitution
Section 106 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Appeal to Court of Appeal
Section 107 Botswana Constitution 1966 – [Repealed]
Chapter VII – The Public Service
Section 108 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Power to specify qualifications for certain offices
Section 109 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Public Service Commission
Section 110 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Appointment, etc., of public officers
Section 111 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Appeals to President
Section 112 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Powers of President in relation to certain public offices
Section 113 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Tenure of office of Director of Public Prosecutions
Section 114 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Tenure of office of Auditor-General
Section 115 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Pensions laws and protection of pensions rights
Section 116 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Power of Commissions in relation to pensions, etc
Chapter VIII – Finance
Section 117 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Consolidated Fund
Section 118 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Withdrawals from Consolidated Fund or other public funds
Section 119 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Authorization of expenditure
Section 120 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Authorization of expenditure in advance of appropriation
Section 121 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Contingencies Fund
Section 122 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Remuneration of certain officers
Section 123 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Public debt
Section 124 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Auditor-General
Chapter IX – Miscellaneous
Section 125 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Resignations
Section 126 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Reappointments and concurrent appointments
Section 127 Botswana Constitution 1966 – Interpretation
Schedules
First Schedule Botswana Constitution 1966 – ELECTION OF SPECIALLY ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Second Schedule Botswana Constitution 1966 – DIVISION OF DISTRICTS INTO REGIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SELECTING MEMBERS OF NTLO YA DIKGOSI