25. Staff  26. Class-child ratio  (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 -  (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. The Vice-President shall be the principalassistant 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. (1) The Cabinet shall be responsible for advising the President with respect to the policy of  the Government and with respect to such other m atters 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, th e 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 -  (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 -General unless  he or she is qualified to be appointed to the Office of a Judge of the High Court. (3) The Attorney -General shall be the principal legal adviser to the Government. (4) A person holding the Office of Attorney -General shall vacate his or her office when he or she attains the age of 60 years or such other age as may be prescribed by Parliament. (1) There shall be a Director of Public Prosecutions appointed by the President whose  office shallbe a public office and who shall be subject to the administrative supervision of the  Attorney-General.  49.  Functions of Vice-President 50.  Functions of Cabinet Ministers and Assistant Ministers  51.  Attorney-General 51A. Director of Public Prosecutions ( a )  the power to determine the operational use of the armed forces; ( b )  the power to appoint members of the armed forc es, to make appointments on promotion  to any office in the armed forces and to dismiss any member of the armed forces. ( 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 spec ify.  Copyright Government of Botswana