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POWERS OF PARLIAMENT
116.- 1. Without prejudice to and subject to the provisions of sections 11, 112, 113, 114 and 115 of this Constitution, Parliament may, pursuant to the provisions of this section, make provision for the acquisition of citizenship by registration.
2. An application for registration under this section may be refused by the Minister responsible for the matter in any case in which he is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for refusing the application in the interests of defence, public safety, public morality or public order.
3. There shall be such provision as may be made by Parliament-
a. for the acquisition of citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda by persons who are not eligible or who are no longer eligible to become citizens under the provisions of this Chapter;
b. for the renunciation by any person of his citizenship;
c. for the certification of citizenship for persons who had acquired that citizenship and who desire such certification; and
d. for depriving of his citizenship any person who is a citizen by virtue of registration if such registration as a citizen was obtained by false representation or fraud or wilful concealment of material facts or if he is convicted in Antigua and Barbuda of an act of treason or sedition;
Provided that any law enacted for the purposes of paragraph (d) of this section shall include provisions under which the person concerned shall have a right of appeal to a court of competent jurisdiction or other independent authority and shall be permitted to have legal representation of his own choice.
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Constitution of Antigua
1. The State and its Territory 2. Constitution is Supreme Law 3. Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual 4. Protection of Right to Life 5. Protection of Right to Personal Liberty 6. Protection from Slavery and Forced Labour 7. Protection from Inhuman Treatment 8. Protection of Freedom of Movement 9. Protection from Deprivation of Property 10. Protection of Person Or Property from Arbitrary Search Or Entry 11. Protection of Freedom of Conscience 12. Protection of Freedom of Expression Including Freedom of the Press 13. Protection of Freedom of Assembly And Association 14. Protection from Discrimination On the Grounds of Race, Sex Etc. 15. Provision to Secure Protection of the Law 16. Derogations from Fundamental Rights And Freedoms Under Emergency Powers 17. Protection of Persons Detained-under Emergency Laws 18. Enforcement of Protective Provisions 19. Protection from Derogations from Fundamental Rights and Freedoms Generally 20. Declaration of Public Emergency 21. Interpretation and Savings 22. Establishment Of Office 23. Acting Governor-general 24. Oaths 25. Deputy to Governor-General 26. Public Seal 27. Establishment of Parliament 28. Composition of the Senate 29. Qualifications for Appointment as Senators 30. Disqualifications from Appointment as Senators 31. Tenure of Office of Senators 32. Appointment of Temporary Senators 33. President and Vice-president 34. Attendance of Attorney-general at Proceedings of Senate 35. Attendance at Proceedings of Senate of Ministers who are Members of the House 36. Composition of the House 37. Attendance at Proceedings of the House of Ministers who are Senators 38. Qualifications for Election as a Member of the House 39. Disqualifications from Election as a Member of the House 40. Election of Members of the House 41. Tenure of Seats of Members of the House 42. Speaker and Deputy Speaker 43. Clerks to Houses of Parliament and their Staffs 44. Determination of Questions of Membership 45. Unqualified Persons Sitting or Voting 46. Power to Make Laws 47. Alternation of this Constitution and Supreme Court Order 48. Oath of Allegiance by Members of Parliament 49. Presiding in Senate and House 50. Quorum 51. Voting 52. Mode of Exercising Legislative Power |
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