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 the Speaker in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (2) of section 17.

When Parliament first meets after any general election, it shall, as soon as practicable after the election of the Speaker, elect a Member of Parliament, not being the Speaker or a Minister or a Deputy Minister, to be Deputy Speaker; and whenever the office of Deputy Speaker becomes vacant, otherwise than by reason of a dissolution, Parliament shall, as soon as convenient, elect another such Member thereof to that office. The Deputy Speaker may at any time resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Clerk of Parliament, and shall vacate his office- if he ceases to be a Member of Parliament; or if he is required, under the provisions of subsection (1) of section 21, to cease to exercise any of his functions as a Member; or if he becomes a Minister or a Deputy Minister; or  if he is elected Speaker.

The seat of a Member of Parliament shall become vacant-- upon the next dissolution of Parliament after he has been elected; if he resigns his seat by writing under his hand addressed to the Speaker or, in the case of the death, incapacity or absence from Rhodesia of the Speaker, the Clerk of Parliament; if he is absent from twenty-one consecutive sittings during any session of Parliament without the leave of Parliament; if he ceases to be a citizen of Rhodesia; or takes any oath or makes any declaration or acknowledgement of allegiance, obedience or adherence to any foreign Power or State, or does, concurs in or adopts any act done with the intention that he shall become a subject or citizen of any foreign Power or State; if he is adjudged or declared bankrupt or insolvent under any law in force in Rhodesia; 14