The National Assembly (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (2) Disqualification 90. (1) for membership of the National Assembly is a citizen of The Gambia; has attained the age of twenty-one years; has been ordinarily resident in the constituency for a period of at least one year prior to nomination day; is able to speak the English Language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him or her to take part in the proceedings of the National Assembly; and has made such declaration of his or her assets to the Independent Electoral Commission as is required in accordance with section 43. The provisions of paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) of subsection (1) shall apply to a nominated candidate who shall also be required to make a declaration of his assets to the Independent Electoral Commission. No person is qualified for election as a member of the National Assembly if he or she(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) holds the citizenship or nationality of a country other than The Gambia is adjudged under any law of The Gambia to be of unsound mind; is under sentence of death imposed on him or her by any court, or is serving, or within five years of his or her nomination for election completed serving, a sentence of imprisonment for a term exceeding six months imposed on him or her by a court or substituted by competent authority for some other sentence imposed on him or her by a court, and has not received a free pardon; has been found guilty of any abuse of office, corruption or any offence connected with public elections by a court; has been found by the report of a commission or committee of inquiry (the proceedings of which have been held and published in accordance with the relevant law) to be incompetent to hold public office by reason of having acquired assets unlawfully or defrauded the State or misused or abused his or her office, or wilfully acted in a manner pre-judicial to the interests of the State, and the findings have not been set aside on appeal or judicial review; within the three years preceding nomination day, holds or acts in any office prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly the functions of which involve responsibility for, or in connection with the

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