CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended by Amendment No. 17 [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] 33 Parliament Parliament shall consist of two Houses, called the Senate and the House of Assembly. [Section inserted by s. 6 of Act No. 5 of 2005 – Amendment No. 17] PART 2 The Senate [Part 2 inserted by s. 7 of Act No. 5 of 2005 – Amendment No. 17] 4 34 Composition of Senate (1) The Senate shall consist of sixty-six Senators, of whom⎯ (a) five shall be elected in each of the ten provinces by voters registered in the fifty senatorial constituencies referred to in subsection (4); and (b) two shall be the President and the Deputy President of the Council of Chiefs; and (c) eight shall be Chiefs representing each of the provinces, other than the metropolitan provinces, elected in accordance with the Electoral Law; and (d) six shall be appointed by the President. (2) The qualifications for election or appointment as a Senator are set out in Schedule 3. 4 Consolidation The new Part 2, as inserted by Act 5 of 2005, contains sections 34, 35 and 36 only. The original Part 2, before its repeal by Act 31 of 1989, contained a section 37 as well. 44 14th September, 2005