Provided that—
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(a)
upon receipt of such a declaration from the President, the National Assembly shall have
thirty days within which to determine whether or not the President is in fact or not so incapacitated as
to be unable to discharge the duties of the office of President; and
(b)
if the National Assembly determines that the President remains so incapacitated so as
to be unable to discharge the duties of the office of President, by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of all
of its members, the First Vice-President shall continue to act as President until the National Assembly
determines that the President is again fit to assume the duties and powers of the office of President; or
(c)
if the National Assembly determines that the President is no longer so incapacitated as
to be unable to discharge the duties of the office of President by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the
National Assembly, the President shall resume the duties of the office of President within thirty days of
that vote.
13 of 2001(5) If, on the expiry of twelve months from the date of the Speaker being notified of
the incapacity of the President, the National Assembly has not determined that the President is fit to
perform duties of the office of President in accordance with subsection (4), then the office of President
shall be deemed vacant and the Vice-President shall assume office for the remainder of the term in
accordance with section 83 (4).
(6) The provisions of this section, save for subsection 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the
incapacity of the First Vice-President except that the certificate shall then be signed by the President and
be submitted to the Speaker by the President and the functions of the First Vice-President shall be
carried out by such other member of Cabinet as the President may appoint.
6 of 1995(7) Every board of independent medical practitioners required for the purposes of this
section shall be selected in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Standing Orders of
Parliament.
[Ch0000s88]88. Responsibility of the President
31 of 1994(1) The President shall be responsible for the observance of the provisions of this
Constitution by the executive and shall, as Head of State, defend and uphold the Constitution as the
supreme law of the Republic.
(2) The President shall provide executive leadership in the interest of national unity in
accordance with this Constitution and the laws of the Republic.
6 of 1995(3) The President and members of the Cabinet shall not hold any other public office
and shall not perform remunerative work outside the duties of their office and shall, within three
months from the date of election or appointment, as the case may be, fully disclose all of their assets,
liabilities and business interests, and those of their spouses, held by them or on their behalf as at that
date; and, unless Parliament otherwise prescribes by an Act of Parliament, such disclosure shall be made