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Legislature
- EnglishSubject to article 155 (which relates to allegiance, insanity, and other matters) a person shall be qualified for election as a member of the National Assembly if, and shall not be so qualified unless, he or she -
(a) is a citizen of Guyana of the age of eighteen years or upwards; and
(b) is able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read the English language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him to take an active part in the proceedings of the Assembly. (Art. 53)
Legislature
- EnglishThe people exercise the legislative power through the Storting. The Members of the Storting are elected through free and secret elections.
… (Art. 49) - NorwegianFolket utøver den lovgivende makt ved Stortinget. Stortingets representanter velges gjennom frie og hemmelige valg.
… (§ 49)
Legislature
- English(1) Legislative power shall be exercised by the Parliament which shall comprise 2 (two) Houses:
(a) the National Assembly;
(b) the Senate.
… (Art. 14) - French(1) Le pouvoir législatif est exercé par le Parlement qui comprend deux (2) chambres:
- lʼAssemblée Nationale;
- Le Sénat.
… (Art. 14)
Legislature
- English(1) Legislative power in relation to all Union Matters and also in relation to all other matters concerning Mainland Tanzania is hereby vested in Parliament.
… (Art. 64)
Legislature
- English
Parliament shall have power to make laws, including laws having retrospective effect and repealing or amending any provision of the Constitution, or adding any provision to the Constitution :
… (Art. 75) - Sinhala
අතීතයට ද බලපාන්නා වූ නීති සහ ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යාවස්ථාවේ කවර හෝ විධිවිධානයක් පරිච්ඡින්න කරන්නා වූ හෝ සංශෝධනය කරන්නා වූ හෝ ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවට යම් විධිවිධානයක් එකතු කරන්නා වූ හෝ නීති ඇතුළුව නීති පැනවීමේ බලය පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට ඇත්තේ ය:
… (75 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Legislature
- English1. Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Jamaica.
… (Sec. 48)
Legislature
- English
1. To elect the Great and General Council the electorate constitutes a single constituency.
2. The elections are held in poll list with proportional representation. (Electoral Law 1996, Art. 10)4 - Italian
1. Per l'elezione del Consiglio Grande e Generale il corpo elettorale costituisce un collegio unico.
2. L'elezione si svolge a scrutinio di lista con rappresentanza proporzionale. (Legge Elettorale 1996, Art. 10)
Legislature
- EnglishThe members of the Senate bear the title of Senator. They are elected by indirect universal suffrage by the departmental and municipal councilors.
… (Art. 133) - FrenchLes membres du Sénat portent le titre de sénateur. Ils sont élus au suffrage universel indirect par les conseillers départementaux et municipaux.
… (Art. 133)
Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative authority of the Republic derives from the people of Zambia and shall be exercised in a manner that protects this Constitution and promotes the democratic governance of the Republic. (Art. 61)
Legislature
- EnglishA Senator shall have the qualifications and not be under any of the prohibitions as follows:
a. qualifications:
1. being of Thai nationality by birth;
2. being not less than forty years of age on the date of application for selection;
3. having knowledge, expertise and experience, or having worked for not less than ten years in the field for which he or she applies, or having the qualifications under the rules and conditions prescribed in the Organic Act on Installation of Senators;
4. being born, having his or her name listed in the household register, having worked or having a connection to the area in which he or she applies for selection in accordance with the rules and conditions prescribed in the Organic Act on Installation of Senators;
... (Sec. 108) - Thaiสมาชิกวุฒิสภาต้องมีคุณสมบัติและไม่มีลักษณะต้องห้ามดังต่อไปนี้
ก. คุณสมบัติ
(๑) มีสัญชาติไทยโดยกำเนิด
(๒) มีอายุไม่ต่ำกว่าสี่สิบปีในวันสมัครรับเลือก
(๓) มีความรู้ ความเชี่ยวชาญ และประสบการณ์ หรือทํางานในด้านที่สมัครไม่น้อยกว่าสิบปี หรือเป็นผู้มีลักษณะตามหลักเกณฑ์และเงื่อนไขที่บัญญัติไว้ในพระราชบัญญัติประกอบรัฐธรรมนูญว่าด้วยการได้มาซึ่งสมาชิกวุฒิสภา
(๔) เกิด มีชื่ออยู่ในทะเบียนบ้าน ทํางาน หรือมีความเกี่ยวพันกับพื้นที่ที่สมัครตามหลักเกณฑ์และเงื่อนไขที่บัญญัติไว้ในพระราชบัญญัติประกอบรัฐธรรมนูญว่าด้วยการได้มาซึ่งสมาชิกวุฒิสภา
... (มาตรา ๑๐๘)