Anyone who, when the new Constitution took effect, was serving a sentence in the Republic of more than 12 months’ imprisonment without the option of a fine, is not eligible to be a member of the National Assembly or a provincial legislature.
Nabani na owathi xa umGaqo-siseko omtsha uqalisa ukusebenza wabe ebhantinta, egwetywe apha kwiRiphabliki isigwebo sokuvalelwa ithuba elingaphezu kweenyanga ezili-12 kungekho fayini, akakulungelanga ukuba lilungu leNdibano yesiZwe okanye lendlu yowiso-mthetho yephondo.