Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013
(1) Unless inconsistent with the context. a reference in any existing enactment
- Jurisdiction
- Zimbabwe
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- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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Official source11.(1) Unless inconsistent with the context. a reference in any existing enactment
to-—
(a) the President must be construed as a reference to the President acting in
accordance with this Constitution;
(b} Parliament must be construed as a reference to—
(i) the Senate, where the reference relates to a function that is to be
exercised by the Senate alone under this Constitution;
(ii) the National Assembly, where the reference relates to any function
other than one referred to in subparagraph (1) or the enactment of
legislation;
(c) the House of Assembly must be construed as a reference to the National
Assembly;
(d) the Public Service must be construed as a reference to the Civil Service;
(e) the Public Service Commission must be construed as a reference to the
Civil Service Commission:
(f) the Prison Service must be construed as a reference to the Prisons and
Correctional Service:
(g) the Prison Service Commission must be construed as a reference to the
Prisons and Correctional Service Commission:
(h) the Commissioner of Prisons must be construed as a reference to the
Commissioner- General of the Prisons and Correctional Service;
(i) the Comptroller and Auditor-General must be construed as a reference to
the Auditor- General;
(j) the Attorney-General, in relation to criminal proceedings, must be
construed as a reference to the Prosecutor-General.
(2) Where this Constitution vests power in a particular person or authority to
enact legislation on any matter, and that matter is provided for in an existing enactment
made by some other person or authority, the existing enactment has effect as if it had
been made by the person or authority with the power to make it under this Constitution.
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No. 1 CONSTITETION OF ZIMBABWE AMENDMENT (NO 20) 2013
Standing Orders of Parliament .
, 12. The Standing Orders that were in force immediately before the effective date
continue in force as standing orders of the Senate and the National Assembly until they
are replaced or amended in accordance with this Constitution.
Existing officers
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