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CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE
of members of Parliament and shall consider any
proposed Bill or proposed statutory instrument
relating to the registration of voters or to the election
of members of Parliament that may be referred to it.
Parliament first meets after any general election and
shall then stand dissolved:
[Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 and
by section 9 of Act 30 of 1990]
(4)
[Subsection repealed by section 9 of Act 30 of 1990]
(5) The Electoral Supervisory Commission may
make such reports to the President concerning the
matters under its supervision or any draft Bill or
statutory instrument that is referred to it as it thinks
fit and, if the Commission so requests in any such
report other than a report on a draft Bill or statutory
instrument, the Minister shall ensure that the report
concerned is laid before Parliament.
[Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989]
(6) The Electoral Supervisory Commission shall
not, in the exercise of its functions in terms of
subsection (3) or (5), be subject to the direction or
control of any person or authority.
[Subsection as inserted by section 4 of Act 4 of 1985 and as
amended by section 9 of Act 30 of 1990]
(7) An Act of Parliament may make provision for
the powers and functions of the Electoral Supervisory
Commission and, without prejudice to the generality
of the foregoing, may make provision for the disqualifications, tenure of office and remuneration of the
members thereof.
[Subsection as inserted by section 4 of Act 4 of 1985]
(8) Where the members of the Electoral Supervisory Commission are not unanimous in regard to any
matter, the view of the majority shall prevail.
[Subsection as inserted by section 4 of Act 4 of 1985]
(9) The salary paid to a member of the Electoral
Supervisory Commission shall not be reduced during
his tenure of office.
[Subsection as inserted by section 4 of Act 4 of 1985]
62 Sessions
(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), the
sessions of Parliament shall be held in such place and
shall begin at such time as the President may, by
proclamation in the Gazette, fix.
(2) There shall be a session of Parliament beginning in every calendar year so that a period of more
than one hundred and eighty days shall not intervene
between the last sitting of Parliament in any one
session and the first sitting of Parliament in the next
session.
[Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989]
63 Prorogation or dissolution
(1) The President may at any time prorogue Parliament.
[Subsection as substituted by section 6 of Act 23 of 1987]
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution,
the President may at any time dissolve Parliament.
[Subsection as substituted by section 6 of Act 23 of 1987]
(3)
[Subsection repealed by section 6 of Act 23 of 1987]
(4) Parliament, unless sooner dissolved, shall
continue for five years beginning on the date when
Provided that, where the period referred to in this
subsection is extended under subsection (5) or (6),
Parliament,
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