(1) The Electoral Commission shall supervise the election of the President, Vice-President and other members of the National House and the Chairman of the Electoral Commission or a public officer nominated by the Chairman in writing shall be the returning officer for the election.

(2) A person elected President, Vice-President or a member of the National House shall hold office for four years and is un the expiration of the term of office eligible for re-election except that a person shall not hold office as President or Vice-President for more than two terms in succession.

(3) A person is not qualify to be President or Vice-President of the National House of Chiefs if that person

(a) has been convicted for high treason, treason) high crime or for an offence Involving the security of the State, fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude, or;

(b) is adjudged to be a person of unsound mind, or;

(c) having been declared insolvent or bankrupt under a law in force in the Republic or in any other country, is an undischarged insolvent or bankrupt, or

(d) having professional qualification, is disqualified from practicing the profession by the order of a competent authority of that profession not made at the request of that person.

(4) Where a vacancy occurs in the office of the President, Vice President or a member of the National House, the Registrar of the National House shall notify the Electoral Commission in writing of the occurrence of the vacancy within fourteen days of the occurrence.

(5) The Registrar of the National House shall by notice published in the Chieftaincy Bulletin

(a) convene a meeting of the National House, where the vacancy is in respect of the President or Vice-President within thirty days after the publication for the election of a President or Vice-President and shall invite the Electoral Commission to supervise the election; or

(b) notify the Registrar of the relevant Regional House to convene a meeting of the Regional House to elect a representative to fill the vacancy under the supervision of the Electoral Commission, where the vacancy is in respect of any other member of the National House within thirty days after the publication,