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(7) The Prime Minister and other Ministers continue in office until the next Prime
Minister assumes office after a general election in accordance with this section.
Motion of no confidence
94.—(1) The Prime Minister may only be dismissed by a motion of no confidence,
which must also propose the name of another member of Parliament to be the Prime
Minister.
(2) A motion of no confidence must be called for a vote within 24 hours of it being
introduced.
(3) A motion of no confidence passes if it is supported by at least a majority of the
members of Parliament.
(4) If a motion of no confidence passes—
(a) the incumbent Prime Minister immediately ceases to hold office;
(b) every other member of Cabinet is deemed to have resigned; and
(c) the person proposed to be the Prime Minister, in the motion, assumes that
office immediately upon being sworn in by the President.
(5) If a motion of no confidence fails against the incumbent Prime Minister, no
further motion of no confidence may be introduced against him or her for at least 6
months.
Appointment of Ministers
95.—(1) Subject to section 96(3), a Minister must be a member of Parliament.
(2) Each member of Cabinet assumes office by taking the oath or affirmation of
allegiance and office set out in the Schedule, as administered by the President.
(3) Each Minister continues in office unless he or she—
(a) is removed by the Prime Minister;
(b) ceases to be, or ceases to qualify to be, a member of Parliament; or
(c) resigns by delivering a written notice of resignation to the Prime Minister.
(4) The Prime Minister may appoint a Minister to act in the office of another
Minister during any period, or during all periods, when the other Minister is absent from
duty or from Fiji or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of office, and
a notification of the appointment of an Acting Minister must be published in the Gazette.
Attorney-General
96.—(1) The Minister appointed as the Attorney-General is the chief legal adviser
to the Government.