CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended at 14th September, 2005 [Subsection as inserted by section 4 of Act 4 of 1985 - Amendment No. 5] 62 Sessions (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), the sessions of Parliament shall be held in such place and shall begin at such time as the President may, by proclamation in the Gazette, fix. (2) There shall be a session of Parliament beginning in every calendar year so that a period of more than one hundred and eighty days shall not intervene between the last sitting of Parliament in any one session and the first sitting of Parliament in the next session. [Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9] 63 Prorogation or dissolution (1) The President may at any time prorogue Parliament. [Subsection as substituted by section 6 of Act 23 of 1987 - Amendment No. 7] (2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the President may at any time dissolve Parliament. [Subsection as substituted by section 6 of Act 23 of 1987 - Amendment No. 7] (3) ….. [Subsection repealed by section 6 of Act 23 of 1987 - Amendment No. 7] (4) Parliament, unless sooner dissolved, shall continue for five years beginning on the date when Parliament first meets after any general election and shall then stand dissolved: Provided that, where the period referred to in this subsection is extended under subsection (5) or (6), Parliament, unless sooner dissolved, shall stand dissolved on the expiration of that extended period. (5) At any time when Zimbabwe is at war, Parliament may from time to time extend the period specified in subsection (4) by not more than one year at a time: Provided that such period shall not be extended under this subsection for more than five years. (6) At any time when there is in effect a declaration under section 31J(1), Parliament may from time to time extend the period specified in subsection (4) by not more than six months at a time: Provided that such period shall not be extended under this subsection for more than one year. [Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 23 of 1987 - Amendment No. 7] (7) Subject to the provisions of subsection (4), any prorogation or dissolution of Parliament shall be by proclamation in the Gazette and, in the case of a dissolution, shall take effect from the day preceding the day or first day, as the case may be, fixed by proclamation in accordance with section 58(1) for the holding of a general election. (8) On the dissolution of Parliament all proceedings pending at the time shall be terminated and accordingly every Bill, motion, petition or other business shall lapse. Reissue 60 14th September, 2005