CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended by Amendment No. 17 (11) A person shall not be qualified to hold or act in the office of Deputy Attorney-General unless he is qualified for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court. [Subsection as inserted by section 12 of Act 4 of 1989 - Amendment No. 8] (12) A Deputy Attorney-General shall assist the Attorney-General in the exercise of his functions, and shall perform such other functions as the Attorney-General may assign to him. [Subsection as inserted by section 12 of Act 4 of 1989 - Amendment No. 8] (13) The Deputy Attorney-General or, if there is more than one such Deputy, a Deputy Attorney-General designated by the President, shall act as Attorney-General whenever the office of Attorney-General is vacant or the Attorney-General is for any reason unable to perform the functions of his office: Provided that a Deputy Attorney-General who acts shall not— (a) be a member of the Cabinet; or (b) be entitled to sit or speak in Parliament. [Subsection as inserted by section 12 of Act 4 of 1989 - Amendment No. 8 and as amended by section 22 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9] (14) .…. [Subsection repealed by section 11 of Act No. 14 of 1996 - Amendment No. 14] (14a) The Attorney-General and every Deputy Attorney-General shall hold office on such terms and conditions, including terms and conditions relating to the payment of salary, allowances and pension, as the President may fix, and any amounts so payable shall be charged upon and paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. [Subsection as inserted by section 22 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9 and amended by section 11 of Act No. 14 of 1996 - Amendment No. 14] (15) The salary and allowances payable to the Attorney-General or a Deputy Attorney-General under subsection (14) or (14a) shall not be reduced during the period he holds or acts in that office. [Subsection as inserted by section 12 of Act 4 of 1989 - Amendment No. 8 and as amended by section 22 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9] 77 Secretaries of Ministries, etc. (1) The power to appoint persons to hold the office of Secretary to the Cabinet or Secretary of a Ministry shall vest in the President after consultation with the Public Service Commission. (2) If the appointment of a Secretary by the President is not consistent with any recommendation made by the Public Service Commission in terms of subsection (1), the President shall cause the House of Assembly to be informed as soon as is practicable. [Section as substituted by section 10 of Act 23 of 1987 - Amendment No. 7 and as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9 and section 23 of Act No. 5 of 2005 – Amendment No. 17] Consolidation 68 14th September, 2005