Cap. 472 Art. 3Qualification of public officers to be elected as members of the House.

(1) Subject to the provisions of article 4, for the purposes of article 54(1)(b) of the Constitution, it is hereby provided that a public officer, whose office, substantive or otherwise, in the Public

Service is not on a salary scale which is higher than salary scale 6, or such other salary scale as the House may by Resolution from time to time determine, shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the House.

(2) Subject to the provisions of subarticle (3) a public officer who is elected as member of the House shall enjoy such rights, and be subject to such obligations and conditions, as any other public officer in the same grade or position; so however that such member shall be allowed to attend to his duties in the House.

(3) Where it appears to the Prime Minister to be necessary in the public interest, he may by Order published in the Gazette make special rules under this Act barring public officers who are elected to the House from serving in particular departments or offices or from performing particular duties, and such public officers shall be reassigned elsewhere or excused from those duties as specified by that Order.