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(3) For the purposes of this section, “public office” means—
(a) any office in, or as a member of, a statutory authority, a commission, or a
board established by or continued in existence by this Constitution or any
written law;
(b) an office in respect of which this Constitution makes provision;
(c) an office established by written law;
(d) an office of a judicial officer or an office of any court or tribunal established
by this Constitution or any written law;
(e) any office in a State service, including public service and the disciplined
force;
(f)
any office in a trade union registered under the Employment Relations
Promulgation 2007 or any other written law (whether elected or appointed
to that office, and including any position or arrangement under which
a person receives remuneration, salary, allowances or fees from a trade
union);
(g) any office in any federation, congress, council or affiliation of trade
unions (whether elected or appointed to that office, and including any
position or arrangement under which a person receives remuneration,
salary, allowances or fees from any federation, congress, council or
affiliation of trade unions); or
(h) any office in any federation, congress, council or affiliation of employers
(whether elected or appointed to that office, and including any position
or arrangement under which a person receives remuneration, salary,
allowances or fees from any federation, congress, council or affiliation of
employers).
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (3), for the purposes of this
section, “public office” does not include the office of the Prime Minister, the office of a
Minister, the office of the Deputy Speaker, the office of the Leader of the Opposition or
an office held by a Minister by virtue of his or her appointment as a Minister.
Term of Parliament
58.—(1) Subject to this section, Parliament, unless sooner dissolved in accordance
with this Constitution, continues for 4 years from the date of its first meeting after a
general election of the members of Parliament.
(2) The President may, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, from time to
time in the like manner prorogue Parliament by proclamation.