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(c) on resignation, death or removal from office of the Deputy
President.
(7) The Deputy President may resign from office at any time by
notice, in writing, addressed to the President and the resignation shall
take effect on the date and at the time specified in the notice, if any, or
if a date is not specified, at noon on the day after the notice is
delivered.
(8) A person shall not hold office as Deputy President for more
than two terms.
Vacancy in the office of Deputy President.
149. (1) Within fourteen days after a vacancy in the office of
Deputy President arises, the President shall nominate a person to fill
the vacancy, and the National Assembly shall vote on the nomination
within sixty days after receiving it.
(2) If a person assumes office as Deputy President under clause
(1), then, for the purposes of Article 148 (8), the person shall be
deemed—
(a) to have served a full term as Deputy President if, at the date
on which the person assumed office, more than two and a
half years remain before the date of the next regularly
scheduled election under Article 136 (2) (a); or
(b) not to have served a term of office as Deputy President, in
any other case.
Removal of Deputy President.
150. (1) The Deputy President may be removed from office—
(a) on the ground of physical or mental incapacity to perform the
functions of the office; or
(b) on impeachment—
(i) on the ground of a gross violation of a provision of this
Constitution or any other law;
(ii) where there are serious reasons to believe that the
Deputy President has committed a crime under national
or international law; or
(iii) for gross misconduct.
(2) The provisions of Articles 144 and 145 relating to the removal
of the President shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to the
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