Constitution of Zimbabwe (as amended by Constitution Amendment No. 19) law in force, including, subject to the provisions of section 52(6), this Constitution, and may further provide that— (a) upon such publication the revision shall in all courts of justice and for all purposes whatsoever be the sole version of the law or part thereof concerned; (b) a copy of the revision, authenticated in the manner provided for in the Act of Parliament, shall be deposited in the office of the Registrar of the High Court and such copy shall be conclusive evidence of the provisions of the law or part thereof concerned. [Subsection as substituted by section 4 of Act 1 of 1983 – Amendment No. 3 and as amended by section 8 of Act 30 of 1990 – Amendment No. 11] (3) The validity of an Act of Parliament or of a revision of the law or part thereof shall not depend upon the enrolment or deposit thereof pursuant to the provisions of this section. [Subsection as substituted by section 4 of Act 1 of 1983 – Amendment No. 3] 54 Quorum (1) If objection is taken by a member of the Senate present that there are present, besides the President of the Senate or the Senator presiding, fewer than eleven members and, after such interval as may be prescribed in Standing Orders, the President of the Senate or the Senator presiding ascertains that the number of members present is less than eleven, the Senate shall thereupon be adjourned in accordance with Standing Orders. (2) If objection is taken by a member of the House of Assembly present that there are present, besides the Speaker or the member presiding, fewer than twentyfive of the members and, after such interval as may be prescribed in Standing Orders, the Speaker or member presiding ascertains that the number of members present is less than twenty-five, the House of Assembly shall thereupon be adjourned in accordance with Standing Orders. [Section as substituted by section 16 of Act 5 of –2005 – Amendment No. 17] 55 Validity of proceedings Subject to the provisions of section 54, the Senate or the House of Assembly shall not be disqualified for the transaction of business by reason of any vacancy among the members thereof or the suspension of a member in accordance with section 42 or 43, and any proceedings therein shall be valid notwithstanding that some person who was not entitled so to do sat or voted in the Senate or the House of Assembly or otherwise took part in the proceedings. [Section as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 – Amendment No. 9 – and by section 23 of Act 5 of 2005 – Amendment No. 17] 56 Voting (1) Save as otherwise provided in this Constitution, all questions proposed for decision at a sitting of the Senate or the House of Assembly shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting. - 64 -