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Section 5, subsection 1 states:
Every citizen of Seychelles entitled to be registered as a voter under article 114 of the Constitution shall, if the citizen resides in an electoral area, be registered as a voter in that area unless the citizen…
Section 20, subsection 4 states:
When the polling agent or the counting agent of a candidate dies or becomes incapable of performing functions as polling agent or counting agent before the election day, the candidate shall forthwith appoint another person as polling agent or counting agent, as the case may be, and shall notify the Chief Electoral Officer in writing of the change and the reasons therefor and the Chief Electoral Officer shall issue a certificate to the person so appointed.
Section 25, subsection 3 states:
Where a voter is incapacitated by blindness, or other physical cause…the voter shall, after receiving the ballot paper or the ballot papers, as the case may be, enter the compartment or place designated for the purpose by the Electoral Officer and a person selected by the voter and in the presence of the person selected direct the Electoral Officer how the vote is to be cast and the Electoral Officer shall in the presence of the person selected mark the ballot paper or the ballot papers, of the voter accordingly, fold the ballot paper or ballot papers in such manner as not to reveal the identity of the candidate for whom the vote has been recorded and after leaving the compartment or the place designated for the purpose by the Electoral Officer with the voter and the other person place the ballot paper or ballot papers in the ballot box provided for this purpose and the voter shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to have voted.
Section 40 states:
…(3) Where a person who has been appointed Registration Officer is unable to exercise the functions under this Act, the Chief Registration Officer may authorise an Assistant Registration Officer of the electoral area in respect of which the Registration Officer was appointed to do any act or thing which a Registration Officer may do under this Act and a reference in this Act including subsection (1) , to a Registration Officer shall be deemed to include a reference to an Assistant Registration Officer authorised under this subsection.
(4) Where a person who has been appointed Electoral Officer or designated as a Designated Electoral Officer is unable to exercise the functions under this Act on the day of the election, the Chief Electoral Officer may authorise an Assistant Electoral Officer at the polling station in respect of which the Electoral Officer was appointed or a Designated Electoral Officer was designated to do any act or thing which an Electoral Officer or Designated Electoral Officer may do under this Act and a reference in this Act including subsection (2) , to an Electoral Officer or a Designated Electoral Officer shall be deemed to include a reference to an Assistant Electoral Officer authorised under this subsection.
Article 18 states:
(1) Every person has a right to liberty and security of the person.
(2) The restriction, in accordance with fair procedures established by law, of the right under clause (1) in the following cases shall not be treated as an infringement of clause (1)-…
Article 53 states:
(1) This article shall have effect with regard to the removal of the President from office on the ground of mental or physical incapacity.
(2) Where the Cabinet resolves, upon a motion supported by the votes of a majority of all the members of the Cabinet that the question of the mental or physical capacity of the President to discharge the functions of the office of President ought to be investigated, the Cabinet shall so inform the Chief Justice.
(3) Where notice in writing signed by not less than half the number of members of the National Assembly of a motion requesting that the question of the mental or physical capacity of the President to discharge the functions of the office of President ought to be investigated is given to the Speaker, the Speaker shall−
(4) Where a motion under clause (3) is proposed for consideration by the National Assembly, the Assembly shall not debate the motion but the Speaker shall forthwith cause a vote to be taken on the motion and, if the motion is supported by the votes of not less that two-thirds of the number of its members, shall declare the motion to be passed and shall deliver a copy of the motion to the President and the Chief Justice.
(5) Where the Chief Justice is informed under clause (2) or receives a copy of a motion under clause (4), the Chief Justice shall appoint a medical board consisting of not less than three persons selected by the Chief Justice from among persons who are qualified as medical practitioners under a law, and the medical board shall inquire into the matter and shall make a report to the Chief Justice stating the opinion of the board as to whether or not the President is, by reason of and infirmity of body or mind, incapable discharging the functions of the office of President.
(6) Where under clause (5) the medical board reports that the President is capable of discharging the functions of the office of President, the Chief Justice shall inform accordingly−
(7) Where under clause (5) the medical board reports that the President is incapable of discharging the functions of the office of President, the Chief Justice shall certify in writing accordingly and−
(8) Where the Speaker receives a report under clause (7), the speaker shall,−
(9) Where the National Assembly, when if meets pursuant to clause (8), resolves by the votes of not less that two-thirds of the number of its members that the finding of the medical board be adopted, the President shall cease to hold office on the passing of the resolution.
Article 56 states:
Where the President is on leave of absence, absent from Seychelles or unable for any other reasons, except for a reason specified in article 55, to discharge the functions of the office of President, the Vice-President shall discharge those functions until the President returns from leave of absence or from outside Seychelles and resumes the functions of the office of President or is able to discharge the functions of the office of President.
Article 75 states:
…(4) Where under the Constitution a function is required to be performed by the President and both the President and the Vice-President are unable to perform the function, the function may be performed by the designated Minister until the President or Vice-President is able to perform the function.
(5) Where under the Constitution a function, not being a function related to a Ministry or department assigned to the Vice-President by the President under article 66A) (2), is required to be performed by the Vice-President and the Vice-President is unable to perform the function, the function, may be performed by the designated Minister until the Vice-President is able to perform the function…
Article 114, clause 1 states:
A person who is a citizen of Seychelles and has attained the age of eighteen years is entitled to be registered as a voter unless the person is disqualified from registration under an Act on the ground of
Article 124 states:
(1) Where the office of President of the Court of Appeal is vacant or the President of the Court of Appeal is for any reason unable to perform the functions of the office of President of the Court of Appeal-
(2) Where-…
Article 128 states:
(1) Where the office of Chief Justice is vacant or the Chief Justice is for any reason unable to perform the functions of the office of Chief Justice-
(2) Where-…
Article 134 states:
(1) A Justice of Appeal or Judge may be removed from office only-
(2) Where the Constitutional Appointments Authority considers that the question of removing a Justice of Appeal or Judge from office under clause (1) ought to be investigated-
(3) Where, under clause (2), the tribunal recommends that a Justice of Appeal or Judge ought to be removed from office, the President shall remove the Justice of Appeal or judge from office.
(4) Where under this article the question of removing a Justice of Appeal or Judge has been referred to a tribunal, the President may suspend the Justice of Appeal or Judge from performing the functions of a Justice of Appeal or Judge, but the suspension-
Article 165 states:
…(2) Any officer to whom this article applies [Attorney-General, Auditor-General, Members of the Electoral Commission and the Ombudsman] may be removed from office only-
(3) Where the Constitutional Appointments Authority considers that the question of removing any officer to whom this article applies ought to be investigated-
(4) Where under clause (3), a tribunal recommends that an officer to whom this article applies ought to be removed from office, the President shall remove the officer from office.
(5) Where under this article the question of removing an officer to whom the article applies has been referred to a tribunal, the President may suspend the officer from performing the functions of the office but the suspension shall cease to have effect if the tribunal recommends to the President that the officer ought not to be removed from office.
Article 166 states:
(1) A member of the Constitutional Appointments Authority or a member of the Public Service Appeal Board, in this article referred to as a “Commissioner”, may be removed from office only- (a) for inability to perform the functions of the office, whether arising from infirmity of body or mind or from any other cause or for misbehaviour; and (b)in accordance with clauses (2) and (3).
(2) A Commissioner shall be removed from office by the President where the question of the removal of the Commissioner from office has been referred to a tribunal appointed under clause (3) and the tribunal has recommended to the President that the Commissioner ought to be removed from office.
(3) Where a resolution is passed by the votes of the majority of the members of the National Assembly that the question of removing a Commissioner ought to be investigated
(4) Where under this article the question of removing a Commissioner has been referred to a tribunal, the President may suspend the Commissioner from performing the functions of the office but the suspension shall cease to have effect if the tribunal recommends to the President that the Commissioner ought not to be removed from office.
Schedule 2, article 7, clause 3 states:
Subject to subparagraph (5), where this Constitution confers a power to make an appointment, the power includes power to remove or suspend a person so appointed and to appoint another person temporarily in the place of a person so removed or suspended or, where the appointee is for any reason unable or unavailable to perform the duties for which the person was appointed, to appoint another person temporarily in the place of the appointee.