Constitution of Zimbabwe (as amended by Constitution Amendment No. 19) (2) The provisions of subsection (1) shall not be construed as preventing the Legislature from conferring legislative functions on any person or authority. [Section as substituted by section 4 of Act 31 of 1989 – Amendment No. 9, subsection (2) as inserted by section 5 of Act 4 of 1993 – Amendment No. 12] 33 Parliament Parliament shall consist of two Houses, called the Senate and the House of Assembly. [Section inserted by section 6 of Act 5 of 2005 – Amendment No. 17] PART 2 The Senate 34 Composition of Senate (1) There shall be a Senate which, subject to the provisions of section 76 (3b), shall consist of ninety-three Senators, of whom⎯ (a) six shall be elected in each of the ten provinces by voters registered in the sixty senatorial constituencies referred to in section 61A(7); and (b) ten shall be Provincial Governors; and (c) two shall be the President and the Deputy President of the Council of Chiefs; and (d) sixteen shall be Chiefs, being two Chiefs from each of the provinces, other than the metropolitan provinces, elected in accordance with the Electoral Law; and (e) five shall be appointed by the President. (2) The qualifications for election or appointment as a Senator are set out in Schedule 3. (3) The procedure for the nomination of candidates for election under subsection (1)(a), the election of Senators and the filling of vacancies among elected Senators shall be as prescribed in the Electoral Law. [Section as substitution by section 6 of Act No. 11 of 2007 – Amendment No. 18] 35 Election of President of Senate (1) When the Senate first meets after it is elected and before it proceeds to the despatch of any other business it shall elect a presiding officer to be known as the President of the Senate; and whenever the office of the President of the Senate becomes vacant the Senate shall not transact any other business until a person to fill that office has been elected. (2) The President of the Senate shall be elected in accordance with Standing Orders from among persons who are or have been members of the Senate or the House of Assembly and who are not members of the Cabinet, Ministers, Deputy Ministers or Provincial Governors: - 49 -