EXTRACTS FROM CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE (as amended at 1st March 2007) A. DECLARATION OF STATE OF PUBLIC EMERGENCY 31J Public emergencies (1) The President may at any time, by proclamation in the Gazette, declare in relation to the whole of Zimbabwe or any part thereof that— (a) a state of public emergency exists; or (b) a situation exists which, if allowed to continue, may lead to a state of public emergency. (2) A declaration under subsection (1), if not sooner revoked, shall cease to have effect at the expiration of a period of fourteen days beginning with the day of publication of the proclamation in the Gazette unless, before the expiration of that period, the declaration is approved by resolution of Parliament: Provided that, if Parliament is dissolved during the period of fourteen days, the declaration, unless sooner revoked, shall cease to have effect at the expiration of a period of thirty days beginning with the day of publication of the proclamation in the Gazette unless, before the expiration of that period, the declaration is approved by resolution of Parliament. [Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9] (3) Where a declaration under subsection (1)— (a) is not approved by resolution under subsection (2), the President shall forthwith, after Parliament has considered the resolution and failed to approve it or, if Parliament has not considered the resolution, on the expiration of the appropriate period specified in subsection (2), by proclamation in the Gazette, revoke the declaration; (b) is approved by resolution under subsection (2), the declaration shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (4), continue in effect for a period of six months beginning with the day of publication of the proclamation in the Gazette: Provided that, where Parliament has in the resolution under subsection (2) specified that the declaration shall continue in effect for a period of less than six months, the President shall, by proclamation in the Gazette, make provision that the declaration shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (4), be revoked on the expiration of the period so specified. [Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9] (4) If Parliament resolves that it considers it expedient that a declaration under subsection (1) should be continued for a further period not exceeding six months, the President shall forthwith, by proclamation in the Gazette, extend the declaration for such further period as may be so resolved. [Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9] (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, Parliament may at any time— (a) resolve that a declaration under subsection (1) should be revoked; or (b) whether in passing a resolution under subsection (2) or (4) or subsequently, resolve that a declaration under subsection (1) should relate to such lesser area as Parliament may specify; -5-