the draft constitution of the commonwealth of grenada

CHAPTER III
HEAD OF STATE – THE PRESIDENT
Office of President
and Head of State
Qualifications
Disqualifications
Determination of
certain questions
Exercise of
President’s
functions
30. The Office of Head of State shall vest in a President
who shall also be Head of the Police Force, the Prison and Fire
Services, and of any armed forces or other military or para-military
units that may be established by Parliament; and who shall receive
his or her appointment for a period of ten (10) years, at the hand of
the Prime Minister, after the Prime Minister has had the approval
of Parliament for the appointment.
31.(1) A person is qualified to be appointed President of
the Commonwealth of Grenada if he or she
(a) is a Citizen by birth or descent; and
(b) on the date of appointment
(i) is fifty years of age or older; and
(ii) has been resident in Grenada
throughout the period of five years
immediately preceding that date.
(2) Residence outside of Grenada by a person who
holds an office in the service of Grenada or of an international
organization of which Grenada is a member, where residence
outside of Grenada is necessary for the performance of that office,
is to be taken to be residence in Grenada for the purposes of this
Chapter.
32. A person is not qualified to be appointed President
if he or she
(a) has previously held that office substantively;
or
(b) is disqualified to be elected as a member
of the National Assembly under this
Constitution.
33.(1) The Court of Appeal shall have exclusive
jurisdiction to hear and determine any question whether a person is
qualified to be appointed as President of Grenada.
(2) An application to the Court of Appeal for the
determination of such a question may be made by the Attorney-
General or by any member of the National Assembly, and, if the
application is not made by the Attorney-General, the Attorney-
General may intervene and may then appear or be represented in
the proceedings.
(3) A certificate by the Speaker stating that a person has
received the requisite approval from the National Assembly to be
appointed President under this Chapter shall be conclusive
evidence of the facts stated in the certificate and shall not be
questioned by any court.
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