ss 28–31C CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE (5) A person elected as President shall assume office— (a) where he has been elected in accordance with paragraph (a) of subsection (3), on the expiry of the term of office of the previous President; (b) where he has been elected in accordance with paragraph (b) of subsection (3), on the day upon which he is declared to be elected. 31 Acting President [Subsection as amended by section 2 of Act 15 of 1990] (6) Before entering upon his office, a person elected as President shall take and subscribe before the Chief Justice or other judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court the oaths of loyalty and office in the forms set out in Schedule 1. 29 Tenure of office of President (1) The term of office of the President shall be a period of six years: Provided that— (i) the President shall continue in office until the person elected as President at the next election of President assumes office; (ii) [Paragraph repealed by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990] (2) The President may resign his office by lodging his resignation in writing with the Speaker. [Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989] (3) The President shall cease to hold office if a report prepared by a committee of Parliament, appointed by the Speaker upon the request of not fewer than one-third of the members of Parliament, has recommended the removal of the President on the ground— (a) that he has acted in wilful violation of this Constitution; or (b) that he is incapable of performing the functions of his office by reason of physical or mental incapacity; or (c) of gross misconduct; and the members of Parliament have resolved by the affirmative votes of not less than two-thirds of their total number that the President should be removed from office. (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— [Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989] 30 Presidential immunity (1) The President shall not, while in office, be personally liable to any civil or criminal proceedings whatsoever in any court. (2) Without prejudice to the provisions of subsection (1), it shall be lawful to institute civil or criminal proceedings against a person after he has ceased to be President, in respect of— (a) things done or omitted to be done by him before he became President; or (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. 30