CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended by Amendment No. 17 Provided that, where the period referred to in this subsection is extended under subsection (5) or (6), Parliament, unless sooner dissolved, shall stand dissolved on the expiration of that extended period. (5) At any time when Zimbabwe is at war, Parliament may from time to time extend the period specified in subsection (4) by not more than one year at a time: Provided that such period shall not be extended under this subsection for more than five years. (6) At any time when there is in effect a declaration under section 31J(1), Parliament may from time to time extend the period specified in subsection (4) by not more than six months at a time: Provided that such period shall not be extended under this subsection for more than one year. [Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 23 of 1987 - Amendment No. 7] (7) Subject to the provisions of subsection (4), any prorogation or dissolution of Parliament shall be by proclamation in the Gazette and, in the case of a dissolution, shall take effect from the day preceding the day or first day, as the case may be, fixed by proclamation in accordance with section 58(1) for the holding of a general election. (8) On the dissolution of Parliament all proceedings pending at the time shall be terminated and accordingly every Bill, motion, petition or other business shall lapse. CHAPTER VI THE EXECUTIVE [Chapter repealed by section 7 of Act 23 of 1987 - Amendment No. 7. See now Chapter IV above] CHAPTER VII THE PUBLIC SERVICE 73 Public Service (1) There shall be a Public Service for the administration of the country. (2) An Act of Parliament shall make provision for the organization, administration and discipline of the Public Service, including the appointment of persons to posts or grades in the Public Service, their removal from office or reduction in grade, their punishment for misconduct and the fixing of their conditions of service. [Subsection as inserted by section 6 of Act 4 of 1993 - Amendment No. 12] (3) ….. [Subsection repealed by section 6 of Act 4 of 1993 - Amendment No. 12] 74 Public Service Commission (1) There shall be a Public Service Commission which shall consist of a chairman and not less than two and not more than seven other members appointed, subject to the provisions of subsection (2), by the President. Consolidation 65 1st October, 2005