Constitucion Lesoto
Constitucion Lesoto
Constitucion Lesoto
Contents
Chapter IV-Citizenship
Chapter VI-Parliament
Chapter IX-Land
Chapter X-Finance
Chapter XIV-Miscellaneous
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
CHAPTER I
THE KINGDOM AND ITS CONSTITUTION
Section
2. The Constitution
5. Right to life
7. Freedom of movement
19. Right to equality before the law and the equal protection of the law
CHAPTER III
PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY
CHAPTER IV
CITIZENSHIP
37. Persons who are citizens on the coming into operation of the
Constitution
38. Persons born in Lesotho after the coming into operation of the
Constitution
39. Persons born outside Lesotho after the coming into operation of the
Constitution
43. Interpretation
CHAPTER V
THE KING
51. Oaths
52. Abdication
53. Vacation of the office of King
CHAPTER VI
PARLIAMENT
Part 1
Composition of Parliament
67. Constituencies
Part 3
Summoning, Prorogation and Dissolution
CHAPTER VII
ALTERATION OF CONSTITUTION
CHAPTER VIII
THE EXECUTIVE
88. Cabinet
98. Attorney-General
103. Chiefs
CHAPTER IX
LAND
108. Power to allocate land, etc. vested in the King in trust for Basotho
Nation
CHAPTER X
FINANCE
117. Auditor-General
CHAPTER XI
THE JUDICATURE
Part 1
The Judiciary
Part 2
The High Court
121. Tenure of office of Chief Justice and other judges of High Court
Part 3
The Court of Appeal
Part 4
Subordinate Courts, Courts-Martial and Tribunals
Part 6
Judicial Service Commission
CHAPTER XII
THE OMBUDSMAN
CHAPTER XIII
THE PUBLIC SERVICE
140. Attorney-General
142. Auditor-General
143. Principal representatives of Lesotho abroad
CHAPTER XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
152. Resignations
154. Interpretation
CHAPTER XV
TRANSITIONAL AND TEMPORARY PROVISIONS
166. Repeals
CHAPTER 1
THE KINGDOM AND ITS CONSTITUTION
CHAPTER II
PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS
AND FREEDOMS
(o) the right to equality before the law and the equal
protection of the law; and
5. Right to life
7. Freedom of movement
and except with his own consent the trial shall not
take place in his absence unless he so conducts himself
as to render the continuance of the proceedings in his
presence impracticable and the court has ordered him to
be removed and the trial to proceed in his absence.
and may make such orders, issue such process and give
such directions as it may consider appropriate for the
purpose of enforcing or securing the enforcement of any
of the provisions of sections 4 to 21 (inclusive) of
this Constitution:
CHAPTER III
PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY
CHAPTER IV
CITIZENSHIP
43. Interpretation
CHAPTER V
THE KING
(a) when the holder of that office has not attained the
age of twenty-one years; or
(b) when the holder of that office (and any person who
has been designated as having a prior right to be
Regent) is unable by reason of absence from Lesotho or
by reason of infirmity of body or mind to exercise the
functions of that office; or
51. Oaths
(b) the King having taken and subscribed the said oath,
thereafter fails or declines to abide by any of its
terms; or
CHAPTER VI
PARLIAMENT
Part 1
Composition of Parliament
Provided that—
(a) a Principal Chief may, by notice in writing to the
President of the Senate, designate any other person to
be a Senator in his place either generally or for any
sitting or sittings of the Senate specified in the
notice and may, by notice in like manner, vary or
revoke any such designation; and
(b) the Council of State shall not meet for the purpose
of tendering advice to the King for the nomination of
Senators following a general election of members of the
National Assembly until after the first sitting of the
National Assembly following that general election.
Part 2
Legislation and Procedure in Parliament
Part 3
Summoning, Prorogation and Dissolution
Provided that—
Provided that—
(a) if the Prime Minister recommends a dissolution and
the King considers that the Government of Lesotho can
be carried on without a dissolution and that a
dissolution would not be in the interests of Lesotho,
he may, acting in accordance with the advice of the
Council of State, refuse to dissolve Parliament;
CHAPTER VII
ALTERATION OF CONSTITUTION
CHAPTER VIII
THE EXECUTIVE
88. Cabinet
(9) The King may attend any meeting of the Council and,
if he does attend, shall preside; in the absence of the
King the Prime Minister or such other member as may be
prescribed by its rules of procedure shall preside at
meetings of the Council.
98. Attorney-General
103. Chiefs
(a) not more than three persons for the time being
designated in that behalf by the King, acting in
accordance with the advice of the Council of State;
(b) not more than six persons who are for the time
being designated in that behalf by a Minister or
Ministers specified by the Prime Minister and who
possess such professional qualifications as, in the
opinion of the relevant Minister, will enable them to
make a special contribution to the work of the Board;
(c) not more than three persons for the time being
designated in that behalf by such organisations
representative of local government authorities as may
be so designated by the Minister for the time being
responsible for local government;
(d) not more than three persons for the time being
designated in that behalf by such organisations
representative of the private sector as may be so
appointed by the Minister for the time being
responsible for trade and industry; and
(e) not more than three persons for the time being
designated in that behalf by livestock farmers and
other agro-allied associations.
CHAPTER IX
LAND
CHAPTER X
FINANCE
(b) that any moneys have been expended for any purpose
in excess of the amount appropriated to that purpose by
the Appropriation Act or for a purpose to which no
amount has been appropriated by that Act,
Provided that—
117. Auditor-General
Part 1
The Judiciary
Part 2
The High Court
Provided that—
(3) The Chief Justice and any other judge of the High
Court may be removed from office only for inability to
perform the functions of his office (whether arising
from infirmity of body or mind or any other cause) or
for misbehaviour and shall not be so removed except in
accordance with the provisions of this section.
(4) The Chief Justice and any other judge of the High
Court shall be removed from office by the King if the
question of his removal has been referred by the King
to a tribunal appointed under subsection (5) and the
tribunal has advised the King that the Chief Justice or
the judge ought to be removed from office for inability
as aforesaid or for misbehaviour.
Part 3
The Court of Appeal
(c) the Chief Justice and the puisne judges of the High
Court ex officio.
Provided that:
Provided that—
Part 5
Appeals and Rules
Part 6
Judicial Service Commission
CHAPTER XII
THE OMBUDSMAN
CHAPTER XIII
THE PUBLIC SERVICE
140. Attorney-General
142. Auditor-General
152. Resignations
Provided that—
154. Interpretation
“law includes—
(d) where the time limited for the doing of any thing
expires or falls upon a Saturday, Sunday or public
holiday the time so limited shall extend to and the
thing may be done on the first following day that is
not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.
Provided that—
CHAPTER XV
TRANSITIONAL AND TEMPORARY PROVISIONS
(Section 51)
SCHEDULE 1
OATH OF OFFICE OF KING OR REGENT
SO HELP ME GOD.
(Section 103(1))
SCHEDULE 2
PRINCIPAL CHIEFS
(Section 154)
SCHEDULE 3
OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF ALLEGIANCE
NOTE
LESOTHO
Government Gazette
EXTRAORDINARY
ORDER
No.
5 The Lesotho Constitution (Commencement) Order, 1993
1. Short title
2. Definitions
(b) the laws set out in the Schedule to this Order are
repealed.
6. Immunity of members of the Military Council and
other persons
(section 5 (b))
THE SCHEDULE
The National Constituent Assembly Order, 1990 (Order 4
of 1990)
E. P. Ramaema,
Chairman of the Military Council and Council of
Ministers.
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LESOTHO
Government Gazette
EXTRAORDINARY
CONTENTS
No.
ORDER
16 The Lesotho Constitution (Commencement) (Amendment)
Order, 1993
GOVERNMENT NOTICE
28 Amendment of the Revised Draft Constitution for
Lesotho Notice, 1993
Preamble
Commencement of Constitution
NOTE
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ACT NO. 1 OF 1996
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION ACT 1996
(Official Government Translation)
Short title
This Act may be cited as the First Amendment to the
Constitution 1996
“Defence Force
“Police Force
“Prison Service
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