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Consolidated Constitution including Acts XXXIX of 2025, IX of 2026 and XVI of 2026

80

CHAPTER VII

Jurisdiction
Malta
Provision
80
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

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80. Wherever there shall be occasion for the appointment of a Prime Minister, the President shall appoint as Prime Minister the member of the House of Representatives who, in his judgment, is best able to command the support of a majority of the members of that House and shall, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, appoint the other Ministers from among the members of the House of Representatives: Provided that if occasion arises for making an appointment to the office of Prime Minister or any other Minister while Parliament is dissolved, a person who was a member of the House of Representatives immediately before the dissolution may be appointed as Prime Minister or any other Minister as if, in each case, such person were still a member of the House of Representatives, but any person so appointed shall vacate office at the beginning of the next session of Parliament if he is not then a General elections. Amended by: LVIII.1974.31 . Executive authority of Malta. Substituted by: LVIII.1974.32 . The Cabinet. Appointment of Ministers. Amended by: LVIII. 1974.33. member thereof. Tenure of office of Ministers . Amended by: LVIII. 1974.34. Allocation of portfolios toMinisters. Amended by: LVIII. 1974.35.

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Consolidated Constitution including Acts XXXIX of 2025, IX of 2026 and XVI of 2026 · legislation.mt · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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