(f) if he is, under any law in force in Rhodesia, certified to be insane or otherwise adjudged to be of unsound mind or detained as a criminal lunatic;
(g) if he accepts any public office;
(h) if he ceases to be qualified for election to Parliament under any law for the time being in force in Rhodesia;
(i) in the circumstances set out in section 21.
(2) The resignation of a Member shall not become effective to render the seat of that Member vacant under the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section in any case in which-
(a) proceedings are pending in respect of that Member's election if it is alleged that illegal or corrupt practices took place at such election; or
(b) proceedings in Parliament are contemplated or pending in respect of that Member's conduct in or as a Member of Parliament;
unless Parliament by resolution accepts the resignation.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of this section, a person shall not be deemed to have accepted a public office by reason of -
(a) accepting appointment as a Minister, Deputy Minister, Speaker or Deputy Speaker;
(b) being an officer or member of any of the defence forces of Rhodesia whose services in peace time are not wholly in the employ of the Government of Rhodesia;
(c) being an ficer or a member of the reserve forces of the British South Africa Police whose services are not wholly in the employ of the Government of Rhodesia;
(d) holding any such office for which no remuneration is paid other than payment by way of travelling or subsistence allowances or out-of-pocket expenses.
Members sentenced to death or to imprisonment
21.(1)In the event of a Member of Parliament being convicted
(a) within Rhodesia of a criminal offence; or
(b) outside Rhodesia of an offence (by whatever name called) which if committed within Rhodesia would have been a criminal offence;
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