Constitution of the Independent State of Samoa 23 more than fourteen other Members of Parliament to be Ministers; (b.a) the Head of State shall, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, appoint one of the Ministers appointed under sub-clause (b) to be Deputy Prime Minister; (c) if an appointment is to be made while the Legislative Assembly is dissolved, a person who was a Member of Parliament immediately before the Assembly was last dissolved may be appointed to be Prime Minister or a Minister; (d) appointments under the provisions of this clause shall be made by the Head of State by instrument under the Public Seal; (e) the Head of State shall, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, appoint another Member or Members of Parliament to be a Minister or Ministers as soon as possible after the number of Ministers falls below the number appointed pursuant to sub-clause (b) of this clause by reason of the office of any Minister or Ministers becoming vacant, so that the number of Ministers (in addition to the Prime Minister) shall be restored to the number appointed pursuant to subclause (b) of this clause as soon as possible. 33. Vacation of office - (1) The appointment of the Prime Minister who is in office at the commencement of the first session of the Legislative Assembly following a dissolution thereof shall be terminated by the Head of State on the seventh day of that session if the Prime Minister has not sooner resigned. (2) The appointment of the Prime Minister shall also be terminated by the Head of State: (a) if the Prime Minister ceases to be a Member of Parliament for any reason other than a dissolution of the Legislative Assembly; or (b) if the Legislative Assembly passes a motion in express words of no confidence in Cabinet or if Cabinet is defeated on any question or issue which the Prime

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