Article
74 Council of Ministers to aid and advise President
(1)
There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the
head to aid and advise the President who shall, in the exercise of
his functions, act in accordance with such advice:
Provided that
the President may require the Council of Ministers to reconsider such
advice, either generally or otherwise, and the President shall act in
accordance with the advice tendered after such reconsideration.
(2)
The question whether any, and if so what, advice was tendered by
Ministers to the President shall not be inquired into in any court.
Article
75 Other provisions as to Ministers
(1) The Prime
Minister shall be appointed by the President and the other Ministers
shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime
Minister.
(2) The Minister shall hold office during the pleasure
of the President.
(3) The Council of Ministers shall be
collectively responsible to the House of the People.
(4) Before
a Minister enters upon his office, the President shall administer to
him the oaths of office and of secrecy according to the forms set out
for the purpose in the Third Schedule.
(5) A Minister who for
any period of six consecutive months is not a member of either House
of Parliament shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a
Minister.
(6) The salaries and allowances of Ministers shall be
such as Parliament may from time to time by law determine and, until
Parliament so determines, shall be as specified in the Second
Schedule.
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