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THE STATE AND SOVEREIGNTY
1. Republic of Vanuatu
2. Constitution supreme law
3. National and official languages
4. National sovereignty, the electoral franchise and political parties
CHAPTER 2
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES PART I
Fundamental Rights
5. Fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual
6. Enforcement of fundamental rights
PART II
Fundamental Duties
7. Fundamental duties
8. Fundamental duties non-justiciable but public authorities to encourage compliance
CHAPTER 3
CITIZENSHIP
9. Automatic citizens
10. Entitlement to citizenship
11. Persons born after Day of Independence
12. Naturalisation
13. Avoidance of dual nationality
14. Further provision for citizenship
CHAPTER 4
PARLIAMENT
15. Parliament
16. Power to make laws
17. Election of members of Parliament
18. Electoral Commission
19. Principal Electoral Officer
20. Functions of Electoral Commission and Principal Electoral Officer
21. Procedure of Parliament
22. Speaker and Deputy Speakers
23. Committees
24. Proceedings to be public
25. Public finance
26. Ratification of treaties
27. Privileges of members
28. Life of Parliament
CHAPTER 5
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHIEFS
29. National Council of Chiefs
30. Functions of Council
31. Organisation of Council and role of chiefs
32. Privileges of members of Council
CHAPTER 6
HEAD OF STATE
33. President of the Republic
34. Election of President
35. Qualifications for election as President
36. Term of office and removal of President
37. Speaker to act as President
38. Presidential powers of pardon, commutation and reduction of sentences
CHAPTER 7
THE EXECUTIVE
39. Executive power
40. Council of Ministers
41. Election of Prime Minister
42. Appointment and removal of other Ministers
43. Collective responsibility of Ministers and votes of no confidence
44. Termination of office of Ministers
45. Other times when a Minister ceases to hold office
46. Ministers to remain members of Parliament
CHAPTER 8
JUSTICE
47. The Judiciary
48. The Judicial Service Commission
49. The Supreme Court, the Chief Justice and other judges
50. Appeals from Supreme Court to Court of Appeal
51. Ascertainment of rules of custom
52. Village and island courts
53. Application to Supreme Court regarding infringements of Constitution
54. Election disputes
55. Public Prosecutor
56. Public Solicitor
CHAPTER 9
ADMINISTRATION
PART I
The Public Service
57. Public servants
58. Exclusion of security of tenure in relation to political advisers and transfer of public servants
59. Membership of Public Service Commission
60. Functions of Public Service Commission
PART II
The Ombudsman
61. Ombudsman
62. Enquiries by Ombudsman
63. Findings of Ombudsman and reports
64. Right of a citizen to services in own language
65. Ombudsman not subject to direction or control
CHAPTER 10
LEADERSHIP CODE
66. Conduct of leaders
67. Definition of a leader
68. Parliament to give effect to this Chapter
CHAPTER 11
EMERGENCY POWERS
69. Emergency regulations
70. Period of and renewals of state of emergency
71. Effect of emergency regulations
72. Complaints to Supreme Court concerning emergency regulations
CHAPTER 12
LAND
73. Land belongs to custom owners
74. Basis of ownership and use
75. Perpetual ownership
76. National land law
77. Compensation
78. Disputes
79. Land transactions
80. Government may own land
81. Redistribution of land
CHAPTER 13
DECENTRALISATION
82. Legislation for decentralisation
83. Local Government Councils
CHAPTER 14
AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION
84. Bills for amendment of Constitution
85. Procedure for passing Constitutional amendments
86. Amendments requiring support of referendums
CHAPTER 15
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
87. First President of the Republic
88. First Prime Minister and other Ministers 89. First Parliament
90. Existing offices
91. Judges of the Supreme Court
92. Rights, liabilities and obligations
93. Electoral system
94. Legal proceedings
95. Existing law
SCHEDULE 1: ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
SCHEDULE 2: ELECTION OF THE PRIME MINISTER