(a) the substitution for the word "swear“ of the expression "solemnly and sincerely afirm and declare", and (b) the deletion of the words "So help me Goci" (2) Any reference in the Constitution to the holder of any chce by terrs des gnating his office, shall be construed as including any person for the time being lawfully performing the duties of ihat office (3) For the purposes of this Constitution, no person shall be deemed to be holding a public office by reason only of the fact that he is in receipt of a pension, half-pay, retired pay or any other like allowance in respect of service in a public office (4) If it shall be provided by any law of the Legislature that any office shall or shall not be a public office for the purposes of this Constitution or any speciñed provision thereof, thus Constitu- tion or that provision shall have effect as if that law were enacted herein: Provided that such law or any amendment of any such law shall not be deemed to be an amendment of any of the provisions of this Constitution for the purposes of Chapter X. (5) Any reference in this Constitution to the passage of a motion or the final vote on any Bill by the affirmative votes of not less than two-thirds of the total membership of Parliament shall, when the total number of seats in Parliament is sixty-five, be interpreted to mean that there shall be not less than forty four votes in favour of the motion or Bill in question (6) Unless the context otherwise requires, the Interpretation Act of Rhodesia for the time being in force shall apply for the interpretation of any iules, regulations or other subsidiary legislation made by the Officer Administering the Government or other authority in Rhodesia in the exercise of any power to make rules, regulations or other subsidiary legislation conferred by this Con- stitution FIRST SCHEDULE Sections 9, 16 (3), 28, 48 (7), 49 (3), 58 (3), 87, 125 (3), 128 (4), 145 (1) FORMS OF OATH 1. Oath of loyalty I, do swear that I will, in accordance with the Constitution of Rhodesia, 1965, be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth,
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