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Article 87 — When elected President, a person ceases to be a member of the National Assembly and, within five days, must assume office by swearing or affirming faithfulness to the Republic

Article
87
Chapter
CHAPTER 4 — PARLIAMENT
Index row title
When elected President, a person ceases to be a member of the National Assembly and, within five days, must assume office by swearing or affirming faithfulness to the Republic
Source document
The South Africa Constitution
Provision ID
15ca60fd-ec65-4e8e-b0de-0604a7124bb4

29 words

Verbatim text

within five days, must assume office by swearing or affirming faithfulness to the Republic and obedience to the Constitution, in accordance with Schedule 2. Term of office of President

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  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER 4 — PARLIAMENT”.
  • The row is titled “When elected President, a person ceases to be a member of the National Assembly and, within five days, must assume office by swearing or affirming faithfulness to the Republic”.
  • The passage runs to about 29 words.

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