Executive Powers Exercise of 53 No proposed change Authority in Sierra Leone Vice President 54 No proposed changes to subsections 54 (1) (7) but The rational for this is, upon taking Office, the said – an additional clause to be incorporated to read: individuals are public servants of the entire nation and of party membership shall not nullify from not solely for the political parties on whose ticket they “Loss Office a sitting President or Vice which were elected. Intra party politics should not be president” may be a new subsection (9) of section 54. encouraged to determine the fate of public elected This to be taken to the plenary and considered officials. with S 49 (1) above Vacancy in the 55 A new subsection (e) has been proposed for Section The CRC recommends accepting the proposal made in Office of Vice 55 which reads as follows; the PTCR to add a new section 55 (e) to read he “if President (e) if he voluntarily ceases to be a member of the voluntarily ceases to be a member of the political party of political party of which he was a member at the which he was a member at the time of election to office.” time of election to office. Ministers and 56 No proposed change Deputy Ministers of Government. Oaths to be 57 No proposed change Taken by Ministers Ministerial 58 No proposed change Vacancies Establishment 59 No proposed change of Cabinet. Collective 60 No proposed change
Executive Powers Exercise of Authority in Sierra Leone 53 No proposed change Vice President 54 No proposed changes to subsections 54 (1) – (7) but an additional clause to be incorporated to read: “Loss of party membership shall not nullify from Office a sitting President or Vice president” which may be a new subsection (9) of section 54. This to be taken to the plenary and considered with S 49 (1) above The rational for this is, upon taking Office, the said individuals are public servants of the entire nation and not solely for the political parties on whose ticket they were elected. Intra party politics should not be encouraged to determine the fate of public elected officials. Vacancy in the Office of Vice President 55 A new subsection (e) has been proposed for Section 55 which reads as follows; (e) if he voluntarily ceases to be a member of the political party of which he was a member at the time of election to office. The CRC recommends accepting the proposal made in the PTCR to add a new section 55 (e) to read “if he voluntarily ceases to be a member of the political party of which he was a member at the time of election to office.” Ministers and Deputy Ministers of Government. 56 No proposed change Oaths to be Taken by Ministers 57 No proposed change Ministerial Vacancies 58 No proposed change Establishment of Cabinet. 59 No proposed change Collective 60 No proposed change
final_crc_draft_abridged_report_validation1.docx