Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 18) Act “38 Act No. 11 of 2007 Composition of House of Assembly (1) There shall be a House of Assembly which, subject to the provisions of section 76(3b), shall consist of two hundred and ten members qualified in accordance with Schedule 3 for election to the House of Assembly and elected by voters registered in the two hundred and ten constituencies delimited in accordance with section 61A. (2) The procedure for the nomination of candidates for election under subsection (1), the election of members of the House of Assembly and the filling of vacancies shall be as prescribed in the Electoral Law.”. 8 Amendment of section 39 of Constitution Section 39 (“Election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker”)(4) of the Constitution is amended by the deletion of “Parliament” where it occurs for the second time and the substitution of “the House of Assembly”. 9 Amendment of section 43 of Constitution Section 43 (“Expulsion or suspension of members convicted of certain offences”)(1) of the Constitution is amended⎯ (a) in paragraph (a) by the deletion of “Parliament” and the substitution of “the Senate or the House of Assembly”; (b) by the deletion of “Parliament” and the substitution of “the Senate or the House of Assembly, as the case may be.”. 10 Amendment of section 58 of Constitution For the purpose of the general election to be held after the date of commencement of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 18) Act, 2007, and all subsequent elections held for the purpose of electing members of Parliament, section 58 (“Elections”) (1) of the Constitution is amended by the deletion of “A general election” and the substitution of “A general election and elections for members of the governing bodies of local authorities”. 11 Repeal of sections 59 and 60 of Constitution Sections 59 and 60 of the Constitution are repealed. 12 Amendment of section 61 of Constitution Section 61 (“Zimbabwe Electoral Commission”) of the Constitution is amended⎯ (a) in subsection (2) by the deletion of “Parliament” and the substitution of “the Senate”; (b) in subsection (4) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (h) — “(h1) to determine the limits— (i) of the constituencies into which Zimbabwe is to be divided; and (ii) of wards into which local authority areas to be divided; and perform other functions in accordance with section 61A; and”. 13 New section inserted in Constitution For the purpose of the general election to be held after the date of commencement of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 18) Act, 2007, and all subsequent elections held 30th October 2007 4