-(1) Subject to the other provisions contained in this Article, the

45.-(1) Subject to the other provisions contained in this Article, the mercy President may do any of the following: Act No.15 of 1984 (a) grant a pardon to any person convicted by a court of law of any Art.9 offence, and he may subject to law grant such pardon unconditionally or on conditions; (b) grant any person a respite, either indefinitely or for a specified period, of the execution of any punishment imposed on that person for any offence; (c) substitute a less severe form of punishment for any punishment imposed on any person for any offence; and (d) remit the whole or part of any punishment imposed on any person for any offence, or remit the whole or part of any penalty of fine or forfeiture of property belonging to a convicted person which would otherwise be due to the Government of the United Republic on account of any offence. (2) Parliament may enact law making provisions for the procedure to be followed by the President in the exercise of his powers under this Article. (3) The provisions of this Article shall apply to persons convicted and punished in Tanzania Zanzibar and to punishments imposed in Tanzania Zanzibar under law enacted by Parliament which applies to Tanzania Zanzibar, likewise such provisions shall apply to persons convicted and punished in Mainland Tanzania in accordance with law.