CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended at 14th September, 2005 [Chapter as substituted by section 2 of Act 23 of 1987] CHAPTER V PARLIAMENT PART 1 Parliament 32 Legislative authority (1) The legislative authority of Zimbabwe shall vest in the Legislature which shall consist of the President and Parliament. (2) The provisions of subsection (1) shall not be construed as preventing the Legislature from conferring legislative functions on any person or authority. [Section as substituted by section 4 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9, subsection (2) as inserted by section 5 of Act 4 of 1993 - Amendment No. 12] PART 2 [Repealed] PART 3 Composition of Parliament, Speaker and Deputy Speaker and Parliamentary Legal Committee 38 Composition of Parliament (1) There shall be a Parliament which, subject to the provisions of section 76(3b), shall consist of one hundred and fifty members qualified in accordance with Schedule 3 for election or appointment to Parliament, of whom— (a) one hundred and twenty shall be elected by voters registered on the common roll for one hundred and twenty common roll constituencies; and (b) eight shall be Provincial Governors, appointed by the President as members of Parliament ex officio; and (c) ten shall be chiefs elected in accordance with the Electoral Law; and (d) twelve shall be appointed by the President. (2) The procedure for the nomination of candidates for election under subsection (1), the election of members of Parliament and the filling of vacancies among elected members of Parliament shall be as prescribed in the Electoral Law. [Section as substituted by section 6 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9] Reissue 44 14th September, 2005