Constitution of Zimbabwe (as amended by Constitution Amendment No. 19) (4) 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. [Subsection inserted by section 8 of Act 1 of 2009 – Amendment No. 19] (5) 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. [Subsection inserted by section 8 of Act 1 of 2009 – Amendment No. 19] (6) The procedure of the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders shall be as prescribed in Standing Orders. [Subsection inserted by section 8 of Act 1 of 2009 – Amendment No. 19] (7) A vacancy occurring in the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders is to be filled in terms of the procedure applicable to the category of the position. [Subsection inserted by section 8 of Act 1 of 2009 – Amendment No. 19] (8) The Committee on Standing Rules and Orders is responsible for⎯ (a) supervising the administration of Parliament; and (b) appointing the staff of Parliament and fixing their conditions of service; and (c) considering and deciding all matters concerning Parliament; and (d) performing such other functions as are provided for under the Constitution. [Subsection inserted by section 8 of Act 1 of 2009 – Amendment No. 19] (9) An Act of Parliament or Standing Orders may confer further functions on the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders. [Subsection inserted by section 8 of Act 1 of 2009 – Amendment No. 19] [Section as substituted by section 19 of Act 31 of 1989 – Amendment No. 9 and amended by section 8 of Act 1 of 2009 – Amendment No. 19] [Note that this section has been modified by paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to the Constitution, which provides as follows: “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. - 66 -