Constitution of Zimbabwe (as amended by Constitution Amendment No. 19) Provided that a person who is not a member of the Senate shall not be elected as the President of the Senate unless he is qualified in accordance with Schedule 3 for election or appointment to the Senate. (3) If a Senator is elected as President of the Senate, he shall cease to be a Senator. (4) A person who has been elected as the President of the Senate shall, before he enters upon the duties of his office, unless he has already done so in accordance with section 44, take and subscribe before the Senate the oath of loyalty in the form set out in Schedule 1. (5) When the Senate first meets after it is elected it shall, as soon as practicable after the election of the President of the Senate, elect in accordance with Standing Orders a Senator, not being a Vice-President, Minister, Deputy Minister or Provincial Governor, to be the Deputy President of the Senate and to be chairman when the Senate is in committee; and whenever the office of the Deputy President of the Senate becomes vacant the Senate shall, as soon as convenient, elect another such Senator to that office. 36 Tenure of office of President and Deputy President of Senate (1) The President of the Senate may at any time resign his office either by announcing his resignation in person to the Senate or by notice in writing to the Clerk of Parliament. (2) The President of the Senate shall vacate his office— (a) on the dissolution of Parliament next following his election; (b) if he becomes President, or a Vice-President, Minister, Deputy Minister or Provincial Governor; (c) if he becomes a Senator or a member of the House of Assembly or the Speaker; (d) if any circumstance arises that, if he had been a Senator— (i) the provisions of section 41(1)(j), (k), (n), (o), (p) or (q) would apply to him and his seat as a Senator would become vacant; or (ii) he would be required, by virtue of the provisions of section 42, to cease to exercise his functions as a Senator. (3) The office of the President of the Senate shall become vacant if the Senate has resolved by the affirmative votes of not less than one half of its total membership that the office of the President of the Senate shall become vacant. (4) Any function of the President of the Senate, whether authorised by law or otherwise, which is required to be performed after a dissolution of Parliament and before the President of the Senate is elected under section 35(1) shall be performed by the person who was the President of the Senate immediately before such dissolution: Provided that, if at any time after the dissolution of Parliament the person who was the President of the Senate relinquishes the functions of that office by notice in - 50 -