CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE 31K Extent to which exercise of President’s functions justiciable (1) Where the President is required or permitted by this Constitution or any other law to act on his own deliberate judgement, a court shall not, in any case, inquire into any of the following questions or matters— (a) whether any advice or recommendation was tendered to the President or acted on by him; or (b) whether any consultation took place in connection with the performance of the act; or (c) the nature of any advice or recommendation tendered to the President; or (d) the manner in which the President has exercised his discretion. (2) Where the President is required or permitted by this Constitution or any other law to act on the advice or recommendation of or after consultation with any person or authority, a court shall not, in any case, inquire into either of the following questions or matters— (a) the nature of any advice or recommendation tendered to the President; or (b) the manner in which the President has exercised his discretion. (b) eight shall be Provincial Governors, appointed by the President as members of Parliament ex officio; and (c) ten shall be chiefs elected in accordance with the Electoral Law; and (d) twelve shall be appointed by the President. [Chapter as substituted by section 2 of Act 23 of 1987] CHAPTER V PARLIAMENT PART 1 Parliament 32 Legislative authority (1) The legislative authority of Zimbabwe shall vest in the Legislature which shall consist of the President and Parliament. (2) The provisions of subsection (1) shall not be construed as preventing the Legislature from conferring legislative functions on any person or authority. [Subsection as inserted by section 5 of Act 4 of 1993] [Section as substituted by section 4 of Act 31 of 1989] PART 2 The Senate [Part repealed by section 5 of Act 31 of 1989] PART 3 Composition of Parliament, Speaker and Deputy Speaker and Parliamentary Legal Committee 38 Composition of Parliament (1) There shall be a Parliament which, subject to the provisions of section 76 (3b), shall consist of one hundred and fifty members qualified in accordance with Schedule 3 for election or appointment to Parliament, of whom— (a) one hundred and twenty shall be elected by voters registered on the common roll for one hundred and twenty common roll constituencies; and 37 ss 31J–38

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