CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE
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.
(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.
[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.
[Subsection as inserted by section 5 of Act 4 of 1993]
[Section as substituted by section 4 of Act 31 of 1989]
PART 2
The Senate
[Part repealed by section 5 of Act 31 of 1989]
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
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