Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013
Commissioner-General of Prisons and Correctional Service
- Jurisdiction
- Zimbabwe
- Provision
- 229
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source229 Commissioner-General of Prisons and Correctional Service
(1) The Prisons and Correctional Service is under the command of a
Commissioner-General of the Prisons and Correctional Service appointed by
the President after consultation with the Minister responsible for the Prisons and
Correctional Service.
(2) The Commissioner-General of the Prisons and Correctional Service is
appointed for a five-vear term which may be renewed once.
(3) A person who has served as Commissioner-General of the Prisons and
Correctional Service may not be appointed to the command of any other security service.
(4) The Commissioner-General of the Prisons and Correctional Service must
exercise his or her command in accordance with general written policy directives given
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by the Minister responsible for the Prisons and Correctional Service acting under the
authority of the President.
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Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013 · ictministry.gov.zw · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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