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NAM-2010-C-85751
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Title_of_text
Namibian Constitution Second Amendment Act, 2010 (Act No. 7 of 2010).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Namibia
Subjects (Classification)
General provisions; Constitutional law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2010-04-23
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Constitution
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Amends the Namibian Constitution so as to extend a waiting period required for acquiring Namibian citizenship by marriage from a period of not less than two years to a period of not less than ten years of ordinarily residing in Namibia as spouse subsequent to such marriage; to extend a waiting period required for non-Namibian citizens who may apply for Namibian citizenship by naturalisation from a period of not less than five years to a period of not less than ten years of continuous residence in Namibia; to decrease the limit of tenure of members of the National Council from six years to five years; to subject the appointment of non-Namibian citizens as judges to a fixed term contract of employment; to delete the word "corruption" from the functions of the Ombudsman; to insert an Article on Anti-Corruption Measures; to decrease the term of office of members of Management Committee from three years to two years and six months; to substitute the terms "correctional service" and "Commissioner-General of Correctional Service" for the terms "prison service" and "Commissioner of Prisons".
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1990-02-09 (NAM-1990-C-9565)
Constitution of the Republic of Namibia, 1990 (Act No. 1 of 1990).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
Parliament of Namibia
URL
http://www.parliament.gov.na/acts_documents/135_act_7_of_2010.pdf
File
NAM85751.pdf (PDF)