Constitution of Africa

The Constitution of the Kingdom of Africa is the supreme law of the Kingdom of Africa. It came into effect on the 8th June 2020.

Constitutional Matters

The constitution is divided into three constitutional matter with the first being the main being the main constitution, the second focusing on Succession and Regency and the third focusing on the financial procedures of the Kingdom.

• Constitutional Matters I - Constitution of the Kingdom of Africa
• Constitutional Matters II - Succession and Regency Proclamation
• Constitutional Matters III - Financial Procedure

Parts of the Constitution

PART I - Preliminary

• Article 1 - Citation
• Article 2 - Interpretation

PART II - Executive Authority

• Article 3 - Executive authority and principal officers

PART III - Privy Council

• Article 4 - Establishment of Privy Council.
• Article 5 - Functions of Privy Council
• Article 6 - Summoning and quorum
• Article 7 - Presiding in Privy Council

PART IV - Pardons Board

• Article 8 - Establishment of Pardons Board
• Article 9 - Prerogative of Mercy

PART V - Council of Ministers

• Article 10 - Establishment of Council of Ministers
• Article 11 - Constitution of Council of Ministers
• Article 12 - Tenure of office and vacation of seats
• Article 13 - Attendance at Council of Ministers of non-Members
• Article 14 - Precedence
• Article 15 - Summoning and quorum
• Article 16 - Presiding in Council of Ministers
• Article 17 - Consultation with Council of Ministers
• Article 18 - His Majesty not bound to act in accordance with the advice of Council of Ministers
• Article 19 - Decision of Council of Ministers
• Article 20 - Minutes
• Article 21 - Oath to be taken by Members
• Article 22 - Secretary to Council of Ministers

PART VI - Legislative Council

• Article 23 - Establishment of Legislative Council
• Article 24 - Composition and membership of Legislative Council
• Article 25 - Qualifications for Members
• Article 26 - Disqualification for Members
• Article 27 - Tenure of office and vacation of seats
• Article 28 - Decisions of questions as to membership of Legislative Council
• Article 29 - Temporary appointments
• Article 30 - Attendance at Legislative Council of non-Members
• Article 31 - Speaker and Deputy Speaker
• Article 32 - Speaker or Deputy Speaker to attend and preside

PART VII - Legislation and Procedure in the Legislative Council

• Article 33 - Power to make laws
• Article 34 - Introduction of Bills
• Article 35 - Publication of Bills
• Article 36 - Description of Bills, motions and petitions not to proceed without approval
• Article 37 - Voting
• Article 38 - Vacancies and quorum
• Article 39 - Assent to Bills
• Article 40 - Style of laws and enacting words
• Article 41 - Reserved powers
• Article 42 - Standing Orders
• Article 43 - Oath to be taken by Members
• Article 44 - Clerk to the Legislative Council
• Article 45 - Minutes
• Article 46 - Sessions of Legislative Counci
• Article 47 - Right of His Majesty to address Legislative Council
• Article 48 - Right of His Majesty to address Legislative Council
• Article 49 - Prorogation and dissolution

PART VIII - Finance

• Article 50 - Taxation authorised by law
• Article 51 - Civil List of His Majesty, His Consort and the Royal Family
• Article 52 - Consolidated Fund
• Article 53 - Expenditure charged on Consolidated Fund
• Article 54 - Annual estimates of receipts and expenditure
• Article 55 - Supply Bill
• Article 56 - Supplementary and excess expenditure
• Article 57 - Power to authorise expenditure on account or for unspecified purposes
• Article 58 - Contingencies Fund
• Article 59 - Withdrawals from Consolidated Fund
• Article 60 - Auditor General
• Article 61 - Powers and duties of Auditor General
• Article 62 - Reports of Auditor General

PART IX - Public Service

• Article 63 - Tenure of office in public service
• Article 64 - Public Service Commission
• Article 65 - Secretary to Public Service Commission
• Article 66 - Salaries of members of Public Service Commission
• Article 67 - Appointments in public service
• Article 68 - Regulations
• Article 69 - His Majesty to require oaths

PART X - State Seal

• Article 70 - State Seal

PART XI - Miscellaneous

• Article 71 - Provisions to give effect to Constitution
• Article 72 - Attorney General and his functions
• Article 73 - Official language
• Article 74 - State of Emergency
• Article 75 - Effect of Constitution on His Majesty’s Prerogatives
• Article 76 - Appointment to specified offices
• Article 77 - Appointment to specified offices
• Article 78 - No judicial review
• Article 79 - Extra-territorial effect of laws

PART XII - Amendment and Interpretation of Constitution

• Article 80 - Amendment of Constitution
• Article 81 - Interpretation Tribunal
• Article 82 - Authorised reprints of Constitution

Schedules

The constitution has three schedules.

External links

• Constitution of the Kingdom of Africa