CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended at 14th September,2005 [Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9] (8) Parliament may continue a resolution under subsection (6) for a further period, not exceeding one year. [Subsection as amended by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990 - Amendment No. 10] (9) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, Parliament may at any time resolve— (a) that a resolution under subsection (6) shall cease to have effect; or (b) that a resolution under subsection (6) shall relate to such lesser area as Parliament may specify. [Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9] (10) A declaration under subsection (1) or a resolution under subsection (6) may be continued in accordance with this section notwithstanding that it has previously been continued. (11) No resolution under subsection (2), (4), (6) or (8) shall be deemed to have been duly passed unless it receives the affirmative votes of more than one-half of the total membership of Parliament. [Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9] (12) Where Parliament passes a resolution under subsection (6), (8) or (9), the Clerk of Parliament shall forthwith cause to be published in the Gazette a notice of such resolution and the effect thereof. [Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9, and section 15 of Act 14 of 1996 - Amendment No. 14] (13) … [Subsection repealed by section 4 of Act 4 of 1993 - Amendment No. 12] 31K Extent to which exercise of President’s functions justiciable (1) Where the President is required or permitted by this Constitution or any other law to act on his own deliberate judgement, a court shall not, in any case, inquire into any of the following questions or matters— (a) whether any advice or recommendation was tendered to the President or acted on by him; or (b) whether any consultation took place in connection with the performance of the act; or (c) the nature of any advice or recommendation tendered to the President; or (d) the manner in which the President has exercised his discretion. (2) Where the President is required or permitted by this Constitution or any other law to act on the advice or recommendation of or after consultation with any person or authority, a court shall not, in any case, inquire into either of the following questions or matters— (a) the nature of any advice or recommendation tendered to the President; or (b) the manner in which the President has exercised his discretion. Reissue 43 14th September, 2005

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