-(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 51 of this

53A.-(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 51 of this confidence Constitution, the National Assembly may pass a vote of no confidence in the Act No.20 of 1992 Prime Minister if a motion in that behalf is moved and passed in accordance with Art.10 the provisions of this Article. Act No.12 (2) Subject to the other provisions of this Article, any motion for a vote of 1995 of no confidence in the Prime Minister shall not be moved in the National Art.7 Assembly if - (a) either it has no relation with the discharge of the responsibilities of the Prime Minister in accordance with Article 52 of the Constitution or there are no allegations that the Prime Minister has contravened the law concerning the ethics of public leaders; (b) six months have not lapsed since he was appointed; or (c) nine months have not lapsed since a similar motion was moved in and rejected by the National Assembly. (3) A motion for a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister shall not be passed by the National Assembly save only if - (a) a written notice, signed and supported by not less than twenty percentum of all the Members of Parliament is submitted to the Speaker, at least fourteen days prior to the day on which the motion is intended to be moved before the National Assembly; and (b) the Speaker satisfies himself that the provisions of this Constitution governing the moving of the motion have been complied with. (4) A motion which satisfies the provisions of this Article shall be moved before the National Assembly as soon as possible in accordance with the Standing Orders of the National Assembly. (5) A motion for a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister shall be passed only if it is supported by a majority of the Members of Parliament. (6) In the event the motion for a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister is supported by a majority of the Members of Parliament, the Speaker shall submit that resolution to the President, and as soon as possible and in any case within two days from the day the National Assembly passes the vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister shall be required to resign, and the President shall appoint another Member of Parliament to be Prime Minister. Cabinet and Government