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CHAPTER 1
THE STATE AND THE CONSTITUTION
Sovereign
Democratic
State.
1.Saint Vincent and the Grenadines shall be a sovereign
democratic State having the form of Government established by this
Constitution.
2.Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a multi-island State
comprising the inhabited islands, uninhabited islands, islets, cays or lands
with the geographical co-ordinates referred to in the Preamble to this
Constitution.
3.(1) This Constitution is the supreme law of Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines and, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, if
any other law is inconsistent with this Constitution, this Constitution
shall prevail and the other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be
void.
(2) The provisions of this Constitution may be altered
only in accordance with the provisions of section 74 of this
Constitution and the First Schedule to this Constitution.
4.(1) In this Constitution, unless it is expressly otherwise
stated or the context otherwise requires -
"citizen" means a citizen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
and "citizenship" shall be construed accordingly;
"Commonwealth citizen" means a citizen of a country of the
Commonwealth;
“court” or “court of law” means any court of law established for Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines;
“disciplined force” means -
(a) a naval, military or air force;
(b) the Police Service;
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Multi-
Island State.
The
Constitution
is the
supreme
law.
First
Schedule.
Interpretation.
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