Constitution of Zimbabwe (as amended by Constitution Amendment No. 19) (d) to declare war and to make peace; and (e) to confer honours and precedence. (5) In the exercise of his functions the President shall act on the advice of the Cabinet, except in cases where he is required by this Constitution or any other law to act on the advice of any other person or authority: Provided that the President shall not be obliged to act on the advice of the Cabinet with respect to— (a) the dissolution or prorogation of Parliament; or (b) the appointment or removal of a Vice-President or any Minister or Deputy Minister; or [Paragraph as amended by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990 – Amendment No. 10] (b1) subject to the provisions of an Act of Parliament such as is referred to in section 111A, the appointment or removal of a Provincial Governor in terms of such Act; or [Paragraph as inserted by section 5 of Act 4 of 1989 – Amendment No. 8 and as amended by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990 – Amendment No. 10] (c) the assignment or reassignment of functions to a Vice-President or any Minister or Deputy Minister or with respect to the cancellation of any such assignment or reassignment of functions; or [Paragraph as amended by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990 – Amendment No. 10] (c1) the designation of a Vice-President or Minister in terms of section 31(1); or [Paragraph as inserted by section 5 of Act 15 of 1990 – Amendment No. 10] (c2) the appointment of members of Parliament in terms of section 34(1)(e); or [Paragraph as inserted by section 5 of Act 15 of 1990 – Amendment No. 10 – and amended by section 4 of Act No. 11 of 2007 – Amendment No. 18] (d) the appointment of any person to an office or post in terms of this Constitution or any other law, or the removal of any person from such an office or post, where the President is required by this Constitution or by the law concerned, as the case may be, to consult any other person or authority before making the appointment or effecting the removal. (6) Nothing in this section shall prevent Parliament from conferring or imposing functions on persons or authorities other than the President. 31I Prerogative of mercy (1) The President may, subject to such lawful conditions as he may think fit to impose— (a) grant a pardon to any person concerned in or convicted of a criminal offence against any law; or (b) grant a respite, either indefinite or for a specified period, from the execution of any sentence for such an offence; or - 45 -