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ZIMBABWE ACT - World Intellectual Property …

1 ZIMBABWE_____ACTTo repeal and substitute the Constitution of by the President and the Parliament of titleThis Act may be cited as the Constitution of ZIMBABWE Amendment (No. 20) Act, this Act existing Constitution means the Constitution of ZIMBABWE that came intooperation on the 18th April, 1980, as subsequently amended; new Constitution means the Constitution of ZIMBABWE set forth in the of existing Constitution by new Constitution(1) Subject to subsection (2), the existing Constitution is repealed and substi-tuted by the new Constitution.(2) For the avoidance of doubt itdeclaredthat (a)the new Constitution is enacted on the publicationday as defined intheSixth Schedule to that Constitution, that is tosay, on the date on whichthis Act is published in theGazettein accordance with section 51(5) ofthe existing Constitution; and(b)with effect from the date of enactment of the new Constitution as describedin paragraph (a), the existing Constitution remains in force to the extentspecified in the Sixth Schedule of the new Development OF ZIMBABWE_____ARRANGEMENT OF of

1 ZIMBABWE _____ ACT To repeal and substitute the Constitution of Zimbabwe. ENACTED by the President and the Parliament of Zimbabwe. 1 Short title

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1 1 ZIMBABWE_____ACTTo repeal and substitute the Constitution of by the President and the Parliament of titleThis Act may be cited as the Constitution of ZIMBABWE Amendment (No. 20) Act, this Act existing Constitution means the Constitution of ZIMBABWE that came intooperation on the 18th April, 1980, as subsequently amended; new Constitution means the Constitution of ZIMBABWE set forth in the of existing Constitution by new Constitution(1) Subject to subsection (2), the existing Constitution is repealed and substi-tuted by the new Constitution.(2) For the avoidance of doubt itdeclaredthat (a)the new Constitution is enacted on the publicationday as defined intheSixth Schedule to that Constitution, that is tosay, on the date on whichthis Act is published in theGazettein accordance with section 51(5) ofthe existing Constitution.

2 And(b)with effect from the date of enactment of the new Constitution as describedin paragraph (a), the existing Constitution remains in force to the extentspecified in the Sixth Schedule of the new Development OF ZIMBABWE_____ARRANGEMENT OF of values and Flag, National Anthem, Public Seal and Coat of of public awareness of to guide State and all institutions and agencies of unity, peace and of fundamental rights and and employment regional with the Liberation and labour of the recreational Development traditional international by by of of citizenship despite marriage or dissolution of and Immigration of Parliament in regard to restoration of previous 4 DECLARATION OFRIGHTSPART 1 APPLICATION ANDINTERPRETATION to respect fundamental human rights and of Chapter of Chapter 4 does not precludeexistence of other 2 FUNDAMENTALHUMANRIGHTS to to personal of arrested and detained to human to personal from torture orcruel.

3 Inhuman or degrading treatment or from slavery or from forced or compulsory and to of assembly and todemonstrate and of of expression and freedom of the to and of profession, trade or of movement and to administrative to a fair of accused Development to agricultural from arbitrary to to health to food and 3 ELABORATION of Part of of of the of personswith of veterans of the liberation 4 ENFORCEMENT OFFUNDAMENTALHUMANRIGHTS of fundamental human rights and 5 LIMITATION OFFUNDAMENTALHUMANRIGHTS of rights and during public 2 THEPRESIDENT of election as President and of President and to presidential of office by President and of office of President and of President or of President or Vice-President from of Development in event of death.

4 Resignation or incapacity ofPresident or of President and and Vice-Presidents and former office-holders not to hold other officeor 3 MINISTERS,DEPUTYMINISTERS ofMinisters and Deputy of Vice-Presidents, Ministers and Deputy of Vice-Presidents, Ministers and Deputy of office of Ministers and Deputy of noconfidence in functions of President and and of of public from office and extent of legislative of of and disqualifications for election as of Development President of of National and disqualifications for election toNational of National Speaker of National 5 TENURE OFMEMBERS of Member of of seat of Member of and functions of Senate and National of Parliament and procedure for their of Acts of of Acts of 7 PROCEDURE of presiding in in and right of audience in addresses and messages to access to and involvement in of proceedings in.

5 DISSOLUTION ANDSITTINGS and dissolution of election resulting from dissolution of sitting of Parliamentfollowing general and recess of Bills, motions, petitions and other business on dissolution of 9 GENERALMATTERSRELATING and immunities of petition of on Standing Rules and Development Legal of President of Senate, Speaker and Members of of Parliament and 7 ELECTIONSPART 1 ELECTORALSYSTEMS of electoral of elections and 2 TIMING of of electoral 3 DELIMITATION of constituencies and of electoral 8 THEJUDICIARY AND THECOURTSPART guiding of Constitutional of Supreme of High courts and of courts in constitutional powers of Constitutional Court, Supreme Court and High Development 2 APPOINTMENTANDTENURE OFMEMBERS of judges of Constitutional of judges of Supreme of judges of High Court.

6 Labour Court and Administrative of judicial of magistrates and other members of officers not to be appointed to more than one appointments to reflect of of office of of judges of service and tenure of members of and composition of Judicial Service of Judicial Service and transparency ofproceedings of Judicial Service to be jurisdiction of 9 PRINCIPLES OFPUBLICADMINISTRATION values and principles governing public commercial of public officers and principles of of office of heads of government-controlled to enforce Chapter of members of Civil responsible for Civil and composition of Civil Service of Civil Service and other principal representativesof Development 11 SECURITYSERVICESPART 1 GENERAL of members of security Security of Defence of Defence accountability for deployment of Defence responsible for Defence Defence and composition of Defence Forces Service of Defence Forces Service Service and its responsible for Police of and composition of Police Service of Police Service of intelligence responsible for nationalintelligence or control of national intelligence 5 PRISONS and Correctional Service and its responsible for Prisons and Correctional of Prisons and Correctional and composition of Prisons and Correctional Service of Prisons and Correctional Service Development of independent of independent of of

7 Independent Commissions to be removal from office of members of independent and composition of ZIMBABWE Electoral of ZIMBABWE Electoral forappointment to ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission to report on elections and and composition of ZIMBABWE Human Rights ofZimbabwe Human Rights and by ZIMBABWE Human Rights and composition of ZIMBABWE Gender of ZIMBABWE Gender ZIMBABWE Gender and composition of ZIMBABWE Media of ZIMBABWE Media of ZIMBABWE Media 6 NATIONALPEACE and composition of National Peace and Reconciliation of National Peace and Reconciliation of National Peace and Reconciliation Development TOCOMBATCORRUPTION and composition of ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption of ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption of certainprovisions of Chapter 12 to ZIMBABWE by ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption and functions of National Prosecuting andother of of officers of National Prosecuting to report annually to powers of 14 PROVINCIAL ANDLOCALGOVERNMENTPREAMBLEPART of governmental powers and principles of provincial and local of employees of provincial and local 2 PROVINCES ANDPROVINCIAL and districts of of provincial and metropolitan of provincial of provincial provisions relating to provincial and metropolitan local authorities for rural of local to local ofseats of members of local of local Development to be observed by traditional of traditional removal of

8 Traditional and benefits of traditional Council and provincial assemblies of of National Council and provincial assemblies of and Ethics of Chapter guiding policy on agricultural of rights of State in agricultural of rights of occupiers of agricultural tenure for occupiers of agricultural of agricultural land by of agricultural land by owners or for acquisition of previously-acquired agricultural and composition of ZIMBABWE Land of ZIMBABWE Land 17 FINANCEPART of public financial oversight of State revenues and ofState borrowings, public debt and State of revenues between provincial and local tiers of Revenue from Consolidated Revenue Consolidated Revenue 3 AUTHORISATION OFEXPENDITURE from Consolidated Revenue of expenditure in advance of Development 4 SAFEGUARDING OFPUBLICFUNDS of custodians of public funds and and his or her of of of of Auditor-General from of and other governmental of statutory Bank of 18 GENERAL ANDSUPPLEMENTARYPROVISIONSPART 1 GENERALPROVISIONS AS of Part to be bodies of Commissions and conditions of service of and procedure of to report annually to performance of constitutional of constitutional bodies and other conventions.

9 Treaties and of of Constitution, transitional provisions and of Part principles of interpretation of the to Chapters, sections, in singular to include plural, andvice Development and to to holders of and of functions, person not regarded as holding public and effect of vacancies in constitutional different texts of SCHEDULE: National Flag, National Anthem, National Coat of Armsand Public SCHEDULE: Limitations on Rights During Public SCHEDULE: Oaths and SCHEDULE:Qualifications for SCHEDULE: Procedure as to Bills and Other Matters in SCHEDULE: Commencement of this Constitution, Transitional Provisionsand Development the people of ZIMBABWE ,United in our diversity by our common desire for freedom, justice and equality,and our heroic resistance to colonialism, racism and all forms of domination andoppression,Exalting and extolling the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives duringthe Chimurenga / Umvukela and national liberation struggles,Honouring our forebears and compatriots who toiled for the progress of ourcountry,Recognising the need to entrench democracy, good, transparent and accountablegovernance and the rule of law,Reaffirming our commitment to upholding and defending fundamental humanrights and freedoms.

10 Acknowledging the richness of our natural resources,Celebrating the vibrancy of our traditions and cultures,Determined to overcome all challenges and obstaclesthat impede our progress,Cherishing freedom, equality, peace, justice, tolerance, prosperity and patriotismin search of new frontiers under a common destiny,Acknowledging the supremacy of Almighty God, in whose hands our future lies,Resolve by thetenets of this Constitution to commit ourselves to build a united,just and prosperous nation, founded on values of transparency, equality, freedom,fairness, honesty and the dignity of hard work,And, imploring the guidance and support of Almighty God, hereby make thisConstitution and commit ourselves to it as the fundamental law of our beloved Development 1 FOUNDINGPROVISIONS1 The RepublicZimbabwe is a unitary, democratic and sovereign of Constitution(1)This Constitutionis the supreme law of ZIMBABWE and any law, practice,custom or conduct inconsistent with it is inva


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