(2) The seat of a member of the Constitutional Council shall become vacant- (a) if he resigns his seat by writing addressed to the Chairman; (b) if he is absent from five consecutive meetings of the Council without the leave of the Chairman; (c) if any circumstances arise that, if he were a Member of Parlianient, his seat would become vacant in pursuance of paragraph (d), (e) or (f) of subseciion (1) of section 20; (d) if he accepts any public office or becomes a member of or is employed by any public or local authority; (e) if he becomes a candidate for election io Parliament; (f) if he is removed from office under the provisions of section 88. (3) The provisions of section 21 relating to the vacation of his seat by a Member of Parliament on being convicted for a criminal offence and sentenced to death or 10 a term of imprison- ment of six months or more and the requirement that he shall cease forthwith to exercise his functions as a Member shall apply mutatis mutandis to rnembers of the Constitutional Council. (4) The office of Chief shall not be deemed to be a public office for the purposes of this section. (5) If it shall be provided by any law of the Legislature that any specified body shali or shall not be deemed to be a public or local authority for the purposes of this section, this section shall have effect as if that law were enacted herein: Provided that such law or amendment of any such law shall not bc deemed to be an amendment of any of the provisions of this Constitution for the purposes of Chapter X. 87. Before any person who has been appointed Chairman or elected a member of the Constitutional Council enters upon the duties of his office, he shall take and subscribe before a judge of the High Court, the oaths of loyalty and of secrecy in the fornis set out in the First Schedule. E 88. (1) If the Officer Administering the Governinient has reason to believe that a member of the Constitutional Council has disclosed, without the authority of the Chairman, any proceedings of the Council to any person who is not a member of the Council or has in any viher manner acted improperly in his capacity as
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