CHAPTER I. THE STATE AND THE CONSTITUTION 1. The State and its territory 2. Constitution is supreme law CHAPTER II. PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE INDIVIDUAL 3. Fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual 4. Protection of right to life 5. Protection of right to personal liberty 6. Protection from slavery and forced labour 7. Protection from inhuman treatment 8. Protection from freedom of movement 9. Protection from deprivation of property 10. Protection of person or property from arbitrary search or entry 11. Protection of freedom of conscience 12. Protection of freedom of expression including freedom of the press 13. Protection of freedom of assembly and association 14. Protection from discrimination on the grounds of race, sex etc 15. Provision to secure protection of the law 16. Derogations from fundamental rights and freedoms under emergency powers 17. Protection of persons detained-under emergency laws 18. Enforcement of protective provisions 19. Protection from derogations from fundamental rights and freedoms generally 20. Declaration of public emergency 21. Interpretation and savings CHAPTER III. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL 22. Establishment of office 23. Acting Governor-General 24. Oaths 25. Deputy to Governor-General 26. Public Seal CHAPTER IV. PARLIAMENT PART 1. Establishment and composition of Parliament 27. Establishment of Parliament The Senate 28. Composition of the Senate 29. Qualifications for appointment as Senators 30. Disqualifications from appointment as Senators 31. Tenure of office of Senators 2 32. Appointment of temporary Senators 33. President and Vice-President 6 34. Attendance of Attorney-General at proceedings of Senate 35. Attendance at proceedings of Senate of Ministers who are members of the House The House of Representatives 36. Composition of the House 37. Attendance at proceedings of the House of Ministers who are Senators 38. Qualifications for election as a member of the House 39. Disqualifications from election as a member of the House 40. Election of members of the House 41. Tenure of seats of members of the House 2 42. Speaker and Deputy Speaker 8 43. Clerks to Houses of Parliament and their staffs 44. Determination of questions of membership 45. Unqualified persons sitting or voting PART 2. Powers and Procedure of Parliament 46. Power to make laws 47. Alteration of this Constitution and Supreme Court Order 8 48. Oath of allegiance by members of Parliament 49. Presiding in Senate and House 50. Quorom 51. Voting 52. Mode of exercising legislative power 53. Restrictions with regard to certain financial measures 54. Restrictions on powers of Senate as to money bills 55. Restrictions on powers of Senate as to bills other than money bills 56. Provisions relating to sections 53, 54 and 55 57. Regulation of Procedure of Houses of Parliament 58. Freedom of speech in proceedings of Parliament PART 3. Summoning, Prorogation and Dissolution of Parliament 59. Sessions of Parliament 60. Prorogation and dissolution of Parliament 61. General elections and appointment of Senators PART 4. Delimitations of Constituencies 62. Constituencies 63. Constituencies Boundaries Commission 64. Report by Commission 65. Procedure upon Report PART 5. The Ombudsman 66. Establishment, appointment, functions etc. of Ombudsman PART 6. The Supervisor of Elections 67. Appointment, functions and removal of Supervisor of Elections CHAPTER V. EXECUTIVE POWERS PART 1. General 68. Executive authority 69. Ministers of Government 70. The Cabinet 71. Allocation of portfolios 72. Summoning of Cabinet 73. Tenure of office of Ministers 74. Performance of functions of Prime Minister during absence, illness or suspension 75. Parliamentary Secretaries 76. Oaths to be taken by Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries 77. Secretary to the Cabinet 78. Permanent Secretaries 79. Leader of the Opposition 80. Exercise of Governor-General’s functions 81. Governor-General to be informed concerning Government matters 82. Attorney-General 83. Exercise of certain powers of Governor-General 84. Power of pardon 85. Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy 86. Functions of Advisory Committee PART 2. Director of Public Prosecutions 87. Appointment and removal of Director of Public Prosecutions 88. Powers and functions of Director of Public Prosecutions 89. Directions to Director of Public Prosecutions CHAPTER VI. FINANCE 90. Consolidated Fund 91. Withdrawals from Consolidated Fund or other public funds 92. Authorisation of Expenditure from Consolidated Fund by appropriation law 93. Authorisation of expenditure in advance of appropriation 94. Contingencies Fund 95. Remuneration of certain officers 96. Public debt 97. Audit of public accounts etc 98. Public Accounts Committee CHAPTER VII. THE PUBLIC SERVICE PART 1. The Public Service Commission 99. Establishment and composition of Commission 3 100. Appointment etc. of public officers 101. Appointment etc. of permanent secretaries and certain other officers 102. The Director of Audit 103. Appointment etc. of magistrates, registrars and legal officers PART 2. The Police Service Commission 104. Establishment and composition of Commission 105. Appointment etc. of Police Officers PART 3. The Public Service Board of Appeal 106. Constitution of Board, etc 107. Appeals in disciplinary cases 108. Powers and procedure of Board PART 4. PENSIONS 109. Pensions laws and protection of pensions rights 110. Power to withhold pensions etc CHAPTER VIII. CITIZENSHIP 111. Belonger status 112. Persons who automatically become citizens at commencement of this Constitution 113. Persons who automatically become citizens after commencement of this Constitution 114. Persons entitled to citizenship by registration after commencement of this Constitution 115. Dual citizenship 116. Powers of Parliament 117. Oath of allegiance 118. Interpretation CHAPTER IX. JUDICIAL PROVISIONS 119. Original jurisdiction of High Court in constitutional questions 120. Reference of constitutional questions to High Court 121. Appeals to Court of Appeal 122. Appeals to Her Majesty in Council CHAPTER X. MISCELLANEOUS 123. Local government 7 124. Certain questions not to be enquired into in any court 125. Resignations 126. Reappointments and concurrent appointments 127. Interpretation SCHEDULE 1 TO THE CONSTITUTION PART 1. THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION REFERRED TO IN SECTION 47(5) PART 2. THE PROVISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT ORDER REFERRED TO IN SECTION 47(5) SCHEDULE 2 TO THE CONSTITUTION. PROVISIONS OF THE BARBUDA LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1976 REFERRED TO IN SECTION 123(3) TO (7) SCHEDULE 3 TO THE CONSTITUTION OATH (or AFFIRMATION) OF ALLEGIANCE OATH (or AFFIRMATION) OF OFFICE OATH (or AFFIRMATION) OF OFFICE
Chapter II;
Chapter VI;
sections 22, 23, 68 and 80;
sections 27, 28, 36, 40, 44, 46, 52, 54, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 and 65.
Chapter VII (except sections 106, 107 and 108);
Chapter VIII;
Chapter IX;
section 123;
section 127 in its application to any of the provisions mentioned in the foregoing items of this part.
Sections 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 18 and 19.
Sections 1 to 44 and the First Schedule
I, , do swear (or solemnly affirm) that I will faithfully bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Her Heirs and Successors, according to law.
So help me God. (To be omitted in affirmation).
I, , do swear (or solemnly affirm) that I will honour, uphold and preserve the Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda and the law, that I will conscientiously, impartially and to the best of my ability discharge my duties as and do right to all manner of people without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.
So help me God. (To be omitted in affirmation).
I, , do swear (or solemnly affirm) that I will not on any account, at any time whatsoever, disclose any counsel, advice, opinion or vote given by any Minister as a member of the Cabinet and that I will not, except with the authority of the Cabinet and to such extent as may be required for the proper conduct of the government of Antigua and Barbuda, directly or indirectly reveal the business or proceedings of the Cabinet or any matter coming to my knowledge as a member of (or Secretary to) the Cabinet.
So help me God. (To be omitted in affirmation).
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