Qualifications of judges of High Court, Labour Court and Administrative

179 Qualifications of judges of High Court, Labour Court and Administrative Court (1) A person is qualified for appointment as a judge of the High Court, the Labour Court or the Administrative Court if he or she is at least forty years old and, in addition — (a) is or has been a judge of a court with unlimited jurisdiction in civil or criminal matters in a country in which the common law is Roman-Dutch or English and English is an officially recognised language; or (b) for at least seven years, whether continuously or not. he or she has been qualified to practise as a legal practitioner— (i) in Zimbabwe; (i) in acountry in which the common law is Roman-Dutch and English is an officially recognised language: or (ii) if he or she ts a Zimbabwean citizen, in a country in which the common law is English and English 1s an officially recognised language; and is currently so qualified to practise. (2) To be appointed as a judge of the High Court, the Labour Court or the Ad- ministrative Court a person must be a fit and proper person to hold office as a judge.