Constitution of Zimbabwe (as amended by Constitution Amendment No. 19) Appointment of members of the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders 2. (1) For the duration of the Interparty Political Agreement as stipulated in section 115(2) of the Constitution, and notwithstanding anything contained in section 57 of the Constitution, the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders shall consist of⎯ (a) the Speaker; and (b) the President of the Senate; and (c) the Deputy Speaker; and (d) the Deputy President of the Senate; and (e) the two Vice-Presidents; and (f) the Prime Minister, who is also the leader of Government business; and (g) the Minister responsible for constitutional and parliamentary affairs; and (h) the Minister responsible for finance; and (i) the Whip of each of the political parties that signed the Interparty Political Agreement; and (j) the Deputy Leader of Government Business in the House of Assembly; and (k) the Deputy Leader of Government Business in the Senate. (l) eight members elected by the House of Assembly and four members elected by the Senate, based on the political and gender composition of the relevant House. (2) The election of members of the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders is to be based on the political and gender composition of the Parliament and is to be conducted as soon as possible after the commencement of each session. (3) The Speaker is the Chairperson of the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders and the President of the Senate is to be its Deputy Chairperson. New section inserted in Constitution 3. The Constitution is amended by the insertion after section 31C of the following sections— “31CA Acting Prime Minister Whenever the Prime Minister 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⎯ (a) by the Deputy Prime Minister whom the Prime Minister, in consultation with the President, has designated for the eventuality; or (b) the Deputy Prime Minister who last acted as Prime Minister in terms of this section, where neither Deputy Prime Minister has been designated for such an eventuality in terms of paragraph (a); or (c) during the absence or incapacity of both Deputy Prime Ministers, by such Minister as may be designated for such an eventuality⎯ (i) by the Prime Minister, in consultation with the President; or - 133 -