CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended by Amendment No. 17 (c) upon the assumption of office of a new President. 31D Ministers and Deputy Ministers (1) The President— (a) shall appoint Ministers and may assign functions to such Ministers, including the administration of any Act of Parliament or of any Ministry or department; and (b) may appoint Deputy Ministers of any Ministry or department or of such other description as the President may determine, and may authorize any Deputy Minister to exercise or perform on behalf of a Minister any of the functions entrusted to such Minister. (2) Any person appointed under this section shall, before entering upon his office, take and subscribe before the President or some other person authorized by the President in that behalf the oaths of loyalty and office in the forms set out in Schedule 1. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution and any Act of Parliament, where any Minister has been charged with responsibility for any Ministry or department he shall exercise general direction and control over that Ministry or department and, subject to such direction and control, any such Ministry shall be under the supervision of a Secretary. (4) During his tenure of office, no Minister or Deputy Minister shall directly or indirectly hold any other public office or any paid office in the employment of any person. 31E Tenure of office of Vice-Presidents, Ministers and Deputy Ministers (1) The office of a Vice-President, Minister or Deputy Minister shall become vacant— (a) if the President removes him from office; or (b) if he resigns his office by notice in writing addressed and delivered to the President; or (c) upon the assumption of office of a new President. [Subsection as amended by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990 - Amendment No. 10] (2) No person shall hold office as Vice-President, Minister or Deputy Minister for longer than three months unless he is a member of Parliament: Provided that if during that period Parliament is dissolved, he may continue to hold such office without being a member of Parliament until Parliament first meets after the dissolution. [Subsection as substituted by section 2 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9] (3) A person who has held office as Vice-President, Minster or Deputy Minister without also being a member of Parliament shall not be eligible for reappointment to that office before Parliament is next dissolved unless in the meantime he has become a member of Parliament. [Subsection as substituted by section 2 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9] Consolidation 38 14th September, 2005