147. (1) The Deputy President shall be the principal assistant of the President and shall deputise for the President in the execution of the President’s functions. (2) The Deputy President shall perform the functions conferred by this Constitution and any other functions of the President as the President may assign. (3) Subject to Article 134, when the President is absent or is temporarily incapacitated, and during any other period that the President decides, the Deputy President shall act as the President. (4) The Deputy President shall not hold any other State or public office. 134. (1) A person who holds the office of President or who is authorised in terms of this Constitution to exercise the powers of the President — Power of mercy. Exercise of presidential powers during temporary incumbency. (a) during the period commencing on the date of the first vote in a presidential election, and ending when the newly elected President assumes office; or (b) while the President is absent or incapacitated, or at other times contemplated in Article 147 (3), may not exercise the powers of the President specified in clause (2). (2) The powers referred to in clause (1) are— (a) the nomination or appointment of the judges of the superior courts; (b) the nomination or appointment of any other public officer whom this Constitution or legislation requires the President to appoint; (c) the nomination or appointment or dismissal of Cabinet Secretaries and other State or Public officers; (d) the nomination or appointment or dismissal of a high commissioner, ambassador, or diplomatic or consular representative; (e) the power of mercy; and (f) the authority to confer honours in the name of the people and the Republic.
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