Constitution of Zimbabwe (as amended by Constitution Amendment No. 19) [Subsection 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] 63 Prorogation or dissolution (1) The President may at any time prorogue Parliament. [Subsection as substituted by section 6 of Act 23 of 1987 – Amendment No. 7] (2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the President may at any time dissolve Parliament. [Subsection as substituted by section 6 of Act 23 of 1987 – Amendment No. 7] (3) … [Subsection repealed by section 6 of Act 23 of 1987 – Amendment No. 7] (4) Parliament, unless sooner dissolved, shall last for five years, which period shall be deemed to commence on the day the person elected as President enters office in terms of section 28(5) after an election referred to in section 28(3)(a), and shall then stand dissolved: Provided that, where the period referred to in this subsection is extended under subsection (5) or (6), Parliament, unless sooner dissolved, shall stand dissolved on the expiration of that extended period. [Subsection substituted by section 14 of Act 11 of 2007 – Amendment No. 18] (5) At any time when Zimbabwe is at war, Parliament may from time to time extend the period specified in subsection (4) by not more than one year at a time: Provided that such period shall not be extended under this subsection for more than five years. (6) At any time when there is in effect a declaration under section 31J(1), Parliament may from time to time extend the period specified in subsection (4) by not more than six months at a time: Provided that such period shall not be extended under this subsection for more than one year. [Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 23 of 1987 – Amendment No. 7] (7) Subject to the provisions of subsection (4), any prorogation or dissolution of Parliament shall be by proclamation in the Gazette and, in the case of a dissolution, shall take effect from the day preceding the day or first day, as the case may be, fixed by proclamation in accordance with section 58(1) for the holding of a general election. (8) On the dissolution of Parliament all proceedings pending at the time shall be terminated and accordingly every Bill, motion, petition or other business shall lapse. CHAPTER VI THE EXECUTIVE [Chapter repealed by section 7 of Act 23 of 1987 – Amendment No. 7. See now Chapter IV above] - 68 -