CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended by Amendment No. 17 (b) things done or omitted to be done by him in his personal capacity during his term of office as President; and, notwithstanding any provision contained in any law relating to prescription or to the limitation of actions, the running of prescription in relation to any debt or liability of the President, whether incurred or accrued before or during his term of office, shall be suspended during his term of office as President. 31 Acting President (1) Whenever the office of President is vacant or the President is absent from Zimbabwe or is unable to perform the functions of his office by reason of illness or any other cause, his functions shall be assumed and performed— (a) where there is only one Vice-President, by that Vice-President; or (b) where there are two Vice-Presidents— (i) by the Vice-President whom the President has designated for such an eventuality; or (ii) by the Vice-President who last acted as President in terms of this section, where neither Vice-President has been designated for such an eventuality in terms of subparagraph (i); or (c) during the absence or incapacity of the Vice-President or of both VicePresidents, as the case may be, by such Minister as may be designated for such an eventuality— (i) by the President; or (ii) by the Cabinet, where no Minister has been designated by the President in terms of subparagraph (i). [Subsection as substituted by section 3 of Act 15 of 1990 - Amendment No. 10] (2) Except in accordance with a resolution passed by a majority of the whole membership of the Cabinet, a person performing the functions of the office of President in terms of subsection (1) shall not exercise the power of the President— (a) to declare war or to make peace; or (b) to enter into any international convention, treaty or agreement; or (c) subject to the provisions of section 51, to dissolve or prorogue Parliament; or (d) to appoint or revoke the appointment of a Vice-President, Minister or Deputy Minister; or [Paragraph as amended by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990 - Amendment No. 10] (e) to assign or reassign functions to a Vice-President, Minister or Deputy Minister, including the administration of any Act of Parliament or of any Ministry or department, or to cancel any such assignment of functions. [Paragraph as amended by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990 - Amendment No. 10] Consolidation 36 14th September, 2005