functions of President is a party to any legal proceedings,
any period during which such person was immune from
proceeding under this section shall not be counted for the
purposes of applying any rule regarding the limitation of
actions.
Immunity 69.
from civil
criminal proceedings
(1)
Except as provided in subsection (2), no civil or criminal
proceedings shall be instituted or continued against any and
person while holding or performing the functions of office
of President in respect of anything done or omitted to be
done by him or her whether in an official or a private
capacity.
(2)
Nothing in subsection (1) applies to an action for a
declaration under section 5 (enforcement of the Constitution),
and any proceedings under that section against the President
or a person performing the functions of that office shall be
brought against him or her by his or her official title or style,
and he or she shall appear, and be represented by, the
Attorney General.
(3)
After a President has vacated the office or President(a)
(b)
no court may entertain any action against him or her
in any civil proceedings in respect of any act done
in his or her official capacity as President;
a criminal court shall only have jurisdiction to
entertain proceedings against him or her in respect
of acts or omissions alleged to have been
perpetrated by him or her while holding office as
President if the National Assembly has resolved on
a motion supported by not less than two-thirds of all
the members that such proceedings are justified in
the public interest.
PART 2: THE VICE-PRESIDENT, SECRETARIES
OF
STATE AND THE CABNET
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(1)
There shall be a Vice-President of The Gambia who shall
be the principal assistant of the President in the discharge
of his or her executive functions and shall exercise such
other functions as may be conferred on him or her by this
Constitution or assigned to him or her by the President.