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person or authority.  (3) Nothing in this section shall prevent Parliament from conferring functions on persons or authorities other than the President. 48. Command of armed forces   (1) The supreme command of the armed forces of the Republic shall vest in the President and he or she shall hold the office of Commander in Chief.  (2) The powers conferred on the President by subsection (1) of this section shall include-  (a) the power to determine the operational use of the armed forces;  (b) the power to appoint members of the armed forces, to make appointments on promotion to any office in the armed forces and to dismiss any member of the armed forces.  (3) The President may, by directions in writing and subject to such conditions as he or she may think fit, delegate to any member of the armed forces any of the powers mentioned in subsection (2) of this section.  (4) Parliament may regulate the exercise of the powers conferred by or under this section. 49. Functions of Vice-President   The Vice-President shall be the principal assistant of the President in the discharge of his or her executive functions and shall be responsible, under the directions of the President, for such business of the government of Botswana (including the administration of any department of Government) as the President may assign to him or her. 50. Functions of Cabinet Ministers and Assistant Ministers   (1) The Cabinet shall be responsible for advising the President with respect to the policy of the Government and with respect to such other matters as may be referred to it by the President and shall, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, be responsible to the National Assembly for all things done by or under the authority of the President, Vice-President or any Minister in the execution of his or her office.  (2) The President shall, so far as practicable and subject to the provisions of this Constitution, consult the Cabinet on matters of policy and the exercise of his or her functions.  (3) The obligation of the President to consult his or her Cabinet and for the Cabinet to accept responsibility under this section shall not apply to the exercise by the President of his or her powers in relation to the appointment or removal of the Vice-President, Ministers and Assistant Ministers, the dissolution of Parliament, the Prerogative of Mercy, the assignment of responsibility to the Vice-President or any Minister and the specification of the functions of an Assistant Minister.  (4) A Minister shall be responsible, under the direction of the President, for such business of the government of Botswana (including the administration of any department of Government) as the President may assign to him or her.  (5) An Assistant Minister shall-  (a) assist the President or the Vice-President in the discharge of such of the functions of the office of President or Vice-President as the President may specify; or  (b) assist such Minister in the discharge of the functions assigned to him or her under subsection (4) of this section as the President may specify. 51. Attorney-General   (1) There shall be an Attorney-General appointed by the President whose office shall be a public office.  (2) A person shall not be qualified to be appointed to the Office of Attorney-