CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended by Amendment No. 17 (b) words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular; (c) where a period of time is expressed— (i) to begin on or to be reckoned from a particular day, that day shall not be included in the period; (ii) to end on or to be reckoned to a particular day, that day shall be included in the period; (d) where the time limited for the doing of any thing expires or falls upon a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the time so limited shall extend to and the thing may be done on the first following day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday; (e) a reference to a month shall be construed as a reference to a calendar month; (f) a reference without qualification to a year shall be construed as a reference to a period of twelve months. (4) In this Constitution, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to the holder of an office by the term designating his office shall be construed as including a reference to any person for the time being lawfully acting in or exercising the functions of that office. (5) In this Constitution, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to the power to appoint a person to any public office shall be construed as including a reference to the like power— (a) to reappoint him to that office; (b) to appoint him on promotion or transfer to that office; (c) to appoint him to act in that office; (d) to fix and vary his conditions of service in that office, including his remuneration and the period of his appointment and any benefits to him in respect of the termination of his appointment. [Subsection as substituted by section 15 of Act 30 of 1990 - Amendment No. 11] 114 Supplementary provisions (1) Any power, jurisdiction or right conferred by this Constitution may be exercised and any duty imposed by this Constitution shall be performed from time to time as occasion requires. (1a) Where any power, jurisdiction or right is conferred by this Constitution, any other powers that are reasonably necessary or incidental to its exercise shall be deemed also to have been conferred. [Subsection as inserted by section 16 of Act 30 of 1990 - Amendment No. 11] (2) Subject to the provisions of section 31E(3), where any person has vacated any office established by this Constitution, he may, if qualified, again be appointed or elected to hold that office in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. [Subsection as amended by section 20 of Act 23 of 1987 - Amendment No. 7] Consolidation 95 1st October, 2005