| 4. On taking office the Governor swears the following oath:
"I swear, in exercising the powers of the highest official — the Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region — to observe the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws, the Charter and the laws of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, to carry out in good faith the duties entrusted to me, and to devote all my strength and knowledge to securing the welfare of the region's residents and the rights and freedoms of the human being and citizen". 5. The Governor is deemed to have taken office from the moment he swears the oath. |