Constitution of Zimbabwe (as amended by Constitution Amendment No. 19) (f) if he was a Provincial Governor at the time he was elected Speaker and he fails to terminate his appointment as such within fourteen days of being elected Speaker. [Paragraph as inserted by section 3 of Act 4 of 1985 – Amendment No. 5 and as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 – Amendment No. 9] (3) The office of the Speaker shall become vacant if the House of Assembly has resolved by the affirmative votes of not less than two-thirds of its total membership that the office of the Speaker shall become vacant. [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] (4) Any function of the Speaker, whether authorised by law or otherwise, which is required to be performed after a dissolution of Parliament and before the Speaker is elected under section 39(1) shall be performed by the person who was the Speaker immediately before such dissolution: Provided that, if at any time after the dissolution of Parliament the person who was the Speaker relinquishes the functions of that office by notice in writing to the Clerk of Parliament or is for any reason unable to perform them, those functions shall be performed by the Clerk of Parliament. (Subsection as amended by section 15 of Act 14 of 1996 – Amendment No. 14 (5) The Deputy Speaker may at any time resign his office by notice in writing to the Clerk of Parliament and shall vacate his office if— (a) he ceases to be a member of the House of Assembly; [Paragraph 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] (b) he is required, by virtue of the provisions of section 42 or 43, to cease to exercise his functions as a member of Parliament; or [Paragraph as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 – Amendment No. 9] (c) he becomes a Vice-President, a Minister or Deputy Minister; or [Paragraph as amended by section 20 of Act 23 of 1987 and by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990 – Amendment No. 10] (d) he accepts office as a Provincial Governor; or [Paragraph as inserted by section 3 of Act 4 of 1985 – Amendment No. 5 and as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 – Amendment No. 9] (e) he was a Provincial Governor at the time he was elected Deputy Speaker and he fails to terminate his appointment as such within fourteen days of being elected Deputy Speaker. [Paragraph as inserted by section 3 of Act 4 of 1985 – Amendment No. 5 and as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 – Amendment No. 9] [Subsection as amended by and section 15 of Act 14 of 1996 – Amendment No. 14] 40A Parliamentary Legal Committee (1) As soon as practicable the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders shall appoint a committee to be known as the Parliamentary Legal Committee. (2) The Parliamentary Legal Committee shall consist of such number of members of Parliament, other than members of the Cabinet, Ministers or Provincial - 53 -