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(2) The Chairman and members of the Commission shall
be appointed to the Commission by the President in accordance with
subsection (1) of this section.
(3) The Secretariat of the National Assembly referred to
in section 89 of this Constitution shall provide administrative and
clerical services for the Commission.
Disqualifications.
132. A person shall not be qualified to be appointed as a
member of the Commission if he –
(a) is not a citizen of Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines; or
(b) is a judge of the Supreme Court.
133. (1) The functions of the Commission shall be as
stated in subsections (3) to (5) of this section.
(2) Whenever a vacancy occurs or is about to occur in
the office of President, the Commission by its Chairman may
propose to the Prime Minister its nominees for the office of
President, on its Chairman being consulted by the Prime Minister
about the matter. The election of the President shall be decided by
the National Assembly in its own deliberate judgment, whether from
among such nominees or otherwise.
(3) The Commission shall advise the President on the
exercise of the Prerogative of Mercy pursuant to the provisions of
section 134 of this Constitution.
(4) The Commission may deliberate on such matters
pertaining to good governance as it sees fit.
(5) Parliament may confer on the Commission functions
other than those set out in this section, provided that such other
functions are not inconsistent with this section.
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