CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended by Amendment No. 17 4 Temporary provision [Paragraph repealed by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990 - Amendment No. 10] SCHEDULE 4 5 (Sections 40B and 51) PROCEDURE WITH REGARD TO BILLS AND OTHER MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT 1 Introduction of Bills, motions and petitions (1) Any Bill may originate in the House of Assembly. (2) Any Bill, other than a Money Bill, may originate in the Senate. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution and Standing Orders— (a) any member of the Senate may introduce any Bill into or move any motion for debate in or present any petition to the Senate; (b) any member of the House of Assembly may introduce any Bill into or move any motion for debate in or present any petition to the House of Assembly; (c) a Vice-President, Minister or Deputy Minister may introduce any Bill into or move any motion for debate in or present any petition to Parliament. (4) Except on the recommendation of a Vice-President, Minister or Deputy Minister, Parliament shall not— (a) proceed upon any Bill, including any amendment to a Bill, which, in the opinion of the President of the Senate or the Speaker, as the case may be, makes provision for any of the following matters— (i) imposing or increasing any tax; (ii) imposing or increasing any charge on the Consolidated Revenue Fund or other public funds of the State or varying any such charge otherwise than by reducing it; (iii) compounding or remitting any debt due to the State or condoning any failure to collect taxes; (iv) authorizing the making or raising of any loan by the State; (v) condoning unauthorized expenditure; (b) proceed upon any motion, including any amendment to a motion, the effect of which, in the opinion of the President of the Senate or the Speaker, as the case may be, is that provision should be made for any of the matters specified in subparagraph (a); or 5 Consolidation Schedule as substituted by section 21 of Act No. 5 of 2005 – Amendment No. 17. Previously substituted by section 25 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9. 102 14th September, 2005