(2) For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that in addition to any other powers conferred by this Constitution or any other law, the Officer Administering the Government shall have power, acting on the advice of the Ministers of the Government of Rhodesia, as the representative of Her Majesty—
(a) to appoint and to accredit, to receive and to recognize ambassadors, plenipotentiaries, diplomatic representatives and other diplomatic officers, consuls and consular officers;
(b) to enter into and ratify international conventions, treaties and agreements;
(c) to proclaim and terminate martial law or a state of emergency;
(d) to declare war and make peace;
(e) to confer honours and precedence.
(3) The Officer Administering the Government, as the representative of Her Majesty, shall in addition have such powers and functions as were immediately prior to the appointed day possessed by Her Majesty by way of prerogative.
(4) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution or any other law by which such powers or duties are conferred or imposed, the Officer Administering the Government shall do and execute all things that belong to his office according to such constitutional conventions and practices applicable in the United Kingdom as may, mulutis mutandis, be applicable in similar circumstances in Rhodesia
Ministers and Deputy Ministers
48.(1) The Officer Administering the Government—
(a) acting in his discretion in the manner prescribed by section So, shall appoint a Prime Minister, and
(b) acting on the advice of the Prime Minister—
(i) shall appoint other Ministers of the Government and may assign functions to such Ministers, including the administration of any department of government, and
(ii) may appoint Deputy Ministers of any specified department of government or of such other description as the Officer Administering the Government may determine.
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