Section 123: Deputy President of Senate

(1) As soon as practicable after electing a President of the Senate following a general election, the Senate must elect a Senator to be the Deputy President of the Senate.

(2) Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of Deputy President of the Senate, the Senate must without delay elect a person to fill the vacancy.

(3) Elections to the office of Deputy President of the Senate must be conducted by the Clerk of Parliament under the supervision of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, by secret ballot in accordance with Standing Orders, and the results must be announced forthwith.

(4) Before commencing his or her duties, the Deputy President of the Senate must take before the Chief Justice or the next most senior judge available the oaths of loyalty and office in the forms set out in the Third Schedule.

(5) The Deputy President of the Senate may resign his or her office by announcing his or her resignation in person to the Senate or, if the Senate is not sitting, by giving written notice to the President of the Senate or, in the absence of the President of the Senate, to the Clerk of Parliament.

(6) The Deputy President of the Senate must vacate his or her office—

    (a) upon ceasing to be a Senator;

    (b) upon becoming the Speaker;

    (c) upon becoming a Vice-President, Minister or Deputy Minister;

    (d) if a resolution for his or her removal from office is passed by at least two-thirds of the

total membership of the Senate.

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