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CHAPTER 21
Final Provisions
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Article
144 - International Law |
| Unless otherwise
provided by this Constitution or Act of Parliament, the general
rules of public international law and international agreements
binding upon Namibia under this Constitution shall form part
of the law of Namibia. |
Article
145 - Saving |
| (1) |
Nothing contained
in this Constitution shall be construed as imposing upon the
Government of Namibia: |
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(a) |
any obligations to any other
State which would not otherwise have existed under international
law; |
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(b) |
any obligations to any person
arising out of the acts or contracts of prior Administrations
which would not otherwise have been recognised by international
law as binding upon the Republic of Namibia. |
| (2) |
Nothing contained
in this Constitution shall be construed as recognising in any
way the validity of the Administration of Namibia by the Government
of the Republic of South Africa or by the Administrator-General
appointed by the Government of the Republic of South Africa to
administer Namibia. |
Article
146 - Definitions |
| (1) |
Unless the context
otherwise indicates, any word or expression in this Constitution
shall bear the meaning given to such word or expression in any
law which deals with the interpretation of statutes and which
was in operation within the territory of Namibia prior to the
date of Independence. |
| (2) |
(a) |
The word "Parliament"
shall mean the National Assembly and, once the first National
Council has been elected, shall mean the National Assembly acting,
when so required by this Constitution, subject to the review
of the National Council. |
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(b) |
Any reference to the plural shall include
the singular and any reference to the singular shall include the plural. |
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(c) |
Any reference to the "date
of Independence" or "Independence" shall be deemed
to be a reference to the day as of which Namibia is declared
to be independent by the Constituent Assembly. |
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(d) |
Any reference to the "Constituent
Assembly" shall be deemed to be a reference to the Constituent
Assembly elected for Namibia during November 1989 as contemplated
by United Nations Security Council Resolution 435 of 1978. |
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(e) |
Any reference to "Gazette"
shall be deemed to be a reference to the Government Gazette of
the Republic of Namibia. |
Article
147 - Repeal of Laws |
| The laws set out
in Schedule 8 hereof are hereby repealed. |
Article
148 - Short Title |
| This Constitution
shall be called the Namibian Constitution. |