Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013
Functions of Defence Forces Service Commission
- Jurisdiction
- Zimbabwe
- Provision
- 218
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source218 Functions of Defence Forces Service Commission
(1) The Defence Forces Service Commission has the following functions —
(a) toempltoy qualified and competent persons to hold posts or ranks in the
Defence Forces;
(b) to fix and regulate conditions of service, including salaries, allowances
and other benefits, of inembers of the Defence Forces:
(c) toensure the general well-being and good adniunistration of the Defence
Forces aud their maintenance in a high state of efficiency:
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(d) to ensure that members of the Defence Forces comply with section 208;
(e) to foster harmony and understanding between the Defence Forces and
civilians;
(f) to advise the President and the Minister on any matter relating to the
Defence Forces; and
() to exercise any other function conferred or imposed on the Commission
by this Constitution or an Act of Parliament.
(2) The Defence Forces Service Commission, with the approval of the Minister
responsible for the Defence Forces, may make regulations for any of the purposes set
out in subsection (1).
(3) In fixing the salaries, allowances and other benefits of members of the
Defence Forces, the Defence Forces Service Commission must act with the approval
of the President given on the recommendation of the Minister responsible for finance
and after consultation with the Minister responsible for the Defence Forces.
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Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013 · ictministry.gov.zw · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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