Zimbabwe draft constitution (7)

(4) If a declaration of a state of public emergency is approved by Parliament in terms of subsection (2), it remains in effect for three months from the date on which the proclamation was published in the Gazette unless it is earlier revoked or ceases to have effect under this section.

(5) If a declaration of a state of public emergency is not approved after consideration by Parliament, or if it is not considered by Parliament within the period specified in this section, the President must, within forty-eight hours, by proclamation in the Gazette, revoke the declaration and persons detained as a consequence of the declaration are entitled to their immediate release.

(6) If the Senate and the National Assembly, sitting separately, each resolve by a majority of their total membership that a declaration of a state of public emergency should be continued for a further period not exceeding three months, the President must, by proclamation in the Gazette, extend the declaration for that further period.

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