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1. In this Constitution, unless the context otherwise requires- "citizen" means a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda and "citizenship" shall be construed accordingly; "Commonwealth citizen" has such meaning as Parliament may by law prescribe; "dollars" means dollars in the currency of Antigua and Barbuda; "financial year" means any period of twelve months beginning on 1st January in any year or such other date as Parliament may prescribe; "the Government" means the Government of Antigua and Barbuda; "the House" means the House of Representatives; "law" means any law in force in Antigua and Barbuda or any part thereof, including any instrument having the force of law and any unwritten rule of law and "lawful" and "lawfully" shall be construed accordingly; "Minister" means a Minister of the Government; "oath" includes affirmation; "oath of allegiance" means the oath of allegiance set out in schedule 3 to this Constitution; "oath of office" means, in relation to any office, the oath for the due execution of that office set out in schedule 3 to this Constitution; "oath of secrecy" means the oath of secrecy set out in schedule 3 to this Constitution; "Parliament" means the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda; "the Police Force" means the Police Force established by the Police Act(a) and includes any other police force established by or under a law enacted by Parliament to succeed to or to supplement the functions of the Police Force; "President" and "Vice-President" means the respective persons holding office as President and Vice-President of the Senate; "public office" means any office of emolument in the public service and includes an office of emolument in the Police Force; "public officer" means a person holding or acting in any public office and includes an officer or member of the Police Force; "the public service" means, subject to the provisions of this section, the service of the Crown in a civil capacity in respect of the government of Antigua and Barbuda; "session" means the period beginning when the Senate or the House first meets after any prorogation or dissolution of Parliament and ending when Parliament is prorogued or is dissolved without having been prorogued; "sitting" means in relation to either House of Parliament the period during which the House is sitting continuously without adjournment and includes any period during which it is in committee; "Speaker" and "Deputy Speaker" means the respective persons holding office as Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House;