Commission to call for a referendum within
thirty days of the passing of such motion to
endorse or reject the decision of the National
Assembly and where such decision is
endorsed the President shall vacate the
office.
(5)
(6)
The procedure for the conduct of such
referendum shall be prescribed by an Act of
the National Assembly
where the life of the National Assembly is
extended for any period in accordance with
section 99 (2), the term of office of the
President shall be extended for the same
period.
Whenever the speaker has requested the Chief Justice to
appoint a Medical Board in accordance with section 66, to
enquire into the alleged mental or physical incapacity of
the president to discharge the functions of his her office,
those functions shall be performed by the Vice-President
or, if he or she is for any reason unable to perform those
functions, by the speaker, until the Medical Board has
submitted its report:
Temporary exercise of 64
Of President’s functions
Provided that the Vice President or the Speaker shall not
take or subscribe any oath for the due execution of the
office of President.
Vacancy in the 65.
Office of president
(1)
The office of President shall become vacant during the term
of a Presidency .
(a)
(b)
on the death or resignation of President or
on the President ceasing to hold office under section
63, 66 or section 67.
(2)
Whenever the office of President becomes vacant in the
circumstance set out in subsection (1), the Vice-President,
or if there is no Vice-President in office at the time, the
Speaker shall assume the office of President for the residue
of the term of the former President.
(3)
Before assuming office under this section, the VicePresident or, as the case may be, the Speaker shall take the
prescribed oaths for the office of President. On assuming
the office of President, the Speaker shall vacate his or her