CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended at 14th September, 2005 (3) A person who was the Speaker immediately before a dissolution of Parliament shall continue to receive the salary and allowances of that office until such time as Parliament first meets after the dissolution or until he ceases sooner to perform the functions of the Speaker in the circumstances referred to in section 40(4). [Section as substituted by section 11 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9] 46 President’s power to address and attend Parliament (1) The President— (a) may at any time address Parliament; and (b) shall have the right to sit and speak in Parliament but shall not have the right to vote therein. (2) The President may send messages to Parliament and any such message shall be read by the Speaker or by a Vice-President or a Minister. [Section as substituted by section 12 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9 and as amended by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990 - Amendment No. 10] 47 Vice-Presidents, Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Attorney-General in Parliament (1) A Vice-President or a Minister or a Deputy Minister shall have a right to sit and speak in Parliament but shall only have the right to vote in Parliament if he is a member thereof. [Subsection as amended by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990 - Amendment No. 10] (2) The Attorney-General shall have the right to sit and speak in Parliament but shall not have the right to vote therein. [Section as substituted by section 13 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9] 48 Clerk of Parliament and other staff thereof (1) There shall be a Clerk of Parliament appointed by the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders. [Subsection as amended by section 15 of Act 14 of 1996 - Amendment No. 14] (2) A person appointed as the Clerk of Parliament shall not be removed from office unless Parliament resolves, by the affirmative votes of more than one-half of its total membership, that he should be removed from office. [Subsection as amended by section 15 of Act 14 of 1996 - Amendment No. 14] (3) Subject to any wishes which may be expressed from time to time by Parliament, the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders shall appoint such other staff of Parliament as it may from time to time consider necessary. (4) The staff of Parliament shall be appointed on terms of service approved from time to time by Parliament and shall be deemed to be public officers but shall not form part of the Public Service. [Section as substituted by section 14 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9] Reissue 52 14th September, 2005