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Constitution
of Zimbabwe
April 2000
Note: The Constitution
of Zimbabwe has been amended by Constitution
of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 17).
See the Constitution
of Zimbabwe at September 14, 2004
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[As
amended to No.16 of 20 April 2000]
[Amendments in
terms of Act No.5 of 2000 (Amendment No.16) are at sections 16, 16A (Land
Acquisition) and 108A (Anti-Corruption Commission).]
The Constitution of
Zimbabwe was published as a Schedule to the Zimbabwe Constitution Order
1979 (S.I. 1979/1600 of the United Kingdom). It has been amended by the
following Acts:
- 25/19811 - Act
25 of 1981 - Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2) Act, 1981 -
commenced on 31st July 1981
- 27/1981 - Act 27
of 1981 - Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Act, 1981 - commenced on
10th June 1981
- 1/1983 - Act 1
of 1983 - Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Act, 1983 - Sections
14 and 15 commenced on 22nd April 1983; the remainder commenced on 1st
September 1983
- 4/1984 - Act 4
of 1984 - Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 4) Act, 1984 - commenced
on 27th April 1984
- 4/1985 - Act 4
of 1985 - Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 5) Act, 1985 - commenced
on 5th April 1985
- 15/1987 - Act 15
of 1987 - Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 6) Act, 1987 - commenced
on 21st September 1987
- 23/1987 - Act 23
of 1987 - Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 7) Act, 1987 - sections
1 and 21 commenced on 20th November 1987; the remainder commenced on
31st December 1987
- 4/1989 - Act 4
of 1989 - Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 8) Act, 1989 - commenced
on 31st March 1989
- 31/1989 - Act 31
of 1989 - Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 9) Act, 1989 - section
22 (b), (d) and (e) com-menced on 11th May 1990; the remainder of the
Act commenced on 27th March 1990
- 15/1990 - Act 15
of 1990 - Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 10) Act, 1990 - commenced
on 3rd August 1990
- 30/1990 - Act 30
of 1990 - Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 11) Act, 1990 - commenced
on 17th April 1991
- 4/1993 - Act 4
of 1993 - Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 12) Act, 1993 - sections
1 to 5 and 12 commenced on 1st November 1993; section 9 re Defence Forces
commenced on 1st July 1994; section 9 re Prison Service and section
11 re Prison Service commenced on 18th August 1995; section 9 re Police
Force commenced on 1st October 1995; sections 6, 7, 8, 10, and 13 re
Public Service commenced on 10th March 1996
- 9/1993 - Act 9
of 1993 - Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 13) Act, 1993 - commenced
on 5th November 199
- 14/1996 - Act 14
of 1996 - Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 14) Act, 1996 - commenced
on 6th December 1996
- 10/1998 - Act 10
of 1998 - Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 15) Act, 1998 - commenced
on 30th June 1998
- 5/2000 - Act 5
of 2000 - Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 16) Act, 2000 - commenced
on 20th April 2000
Chapter
I
The
Republic and the Constitution
1. The Republic.
2. Public
seal.
3. Supreme
law.
Chapter
II
Citizenship
4. Citizens
of Zimbabwe on Independence.
5. Citizenship
by birth.
6. Citizenship
by descent.
7. Citizenship
by registration.
8. [Repealed.]
9. Powers
of Parliament in relation to citizenship.
10. Interpretation.
Chapter
III
The
declaration of Rights
11. Preamble.
12. Protection
of right to life.
13. Protection
of right to personal liberty.
14. Protection from
slavery and forced labour.
15. Protection from
inhuman treatment.
16. Protection from
deprivation of property.
16A. Agricultural
land acquired for resettlement.
17. Protection from
arbitrary search or entry.
18. Provisions to
secure protection of law.
19. Protection of
freedom of conscience.
20. Protection
of freedom of expression.
21. Protection
of freedom of assembly and association.
22. Protection
of freedom of movement.
23. Protection from
discrimination on the grounds of race, etc.
24. Enforcement
of protective provisions.
25. Savings
in the event of public emergencies.
26. Interpretation
and other savings.
Chapter
IV
The
Executive
PART 1
The President
27. The President.
28. Qualifications
and election of President.
29. Tenure
of office of President.
30. Presidential
immunity.
31. Acting President.
31A. Remuneration
of President.
31B. President and
former Presidents not to hold other offices.
PART 2
Vice-Presidents,
Ministers and Cabinet
31C. Vice-Presidents.
31D. Ministers and Deputy Ministers.
31E. Tenure
of office of Vice-Presidents, Ministers and Deputy Ministers.
31F. Vote of no
confidence in Government.
31G. Cabinet.
PART 3
Executive Functions
31H. Executive functions
of President.
31I. Prerogative
of mercy.
31J. Public
emergencies.
31K. Extent
to which exercise of President’s functions justiciable.
Chapter
V
Parliament
PART 1
Legislative
Authority
32. Legislative
authority.
PART 2
33-37. [Repealed]
PART 3
Composition
of Parliament, Speaker and Deputy Speaker and Parliamentary Legal Committee
38. Composition of
Parliament.
39. Election
of Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
40. Tenure
of office of Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
40A. Parliamentary
Legal Committee.
40B. Functions
of Parliamentary Legal Committee.
PART 4
General Matters
Relating to Parliament
41. Tenure of seats
of members.
42. Members
sentenced to death or to imprisonment.
43. Expulsion
or suspension of members convicted of certain offences.
44. Oath
of loyalty.
45. Remuneration
of Speaker.
46. President’s
power to address and attend Parliament.
47. Vice-Presidents,
Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Attorney-General in Parliament.
48. Clerk of
Parliament and other staff thereof.
49. Privileges
of Parliament and members and officers thereof.
PART 5
Powers and Procedure
of Parliament
50. Legislative
powers.
51. Mode
of exercising legislative powers.
52. Alteration of
the Constitution.
53. Enrolment
of Acts.
54. Quorum.
55. Validity of
proceedings.
56. Voting.
57. Standing Orders.
PART 6
Elections and
Sessions
58. Elections.
59. Delimitation
Commission.
60. Delimitation
of constituencies.
61. Electoral Supervisory
Commission.
62. Sessions.
63. Prorogation
or dissolution.
Chapter
VI
[Repealed]
Chapter
VII
The Public Service
73. Public Service.
74. Public
Service Commission.
75. Functions of
Public Service Commission.
76. Attorney-General.
77. Secretaries
of Ministries, etc.
78. Principal representatives
of Zimbabwe abroad.
Chapter
VIII
The Judiciary
79. Judicial authority.
79A. Judiciary.
79B. Independence
of judiciary.
80. Supreme Court.
81. High
Court and criminal jurisdiction of other courts.
82. Qualifications
of judges.
83. Oath of office.
84. Appointment
of judges.
85. Acting
judges.
86. Tenure
of office of judges.
87. Removal of judges
from office.
88. Remuneration
of judges.
89. Law to be administered.
90. Judicial
Service Commission.
91. Functions of
Judicial Service Commission.
92. Persons presiding
over special courts.
Chapter
IX
The Police Force
93. Police Force
and Commissioner of Police.
94. Police
Service Commission.
95. Functions of
Police Service Commission.
Chapter
X
The Defence Forces
96. Defence Forces
and command thereof.
97. Defence
Forces Service Commission.
98. Functions of
Defence Forces Service Commission.
Chapter
XA
The Prison Service
99. Prison Service
and Commissioner of Prisons.
100. Prison
Service Commission.
100A. Functions
of Prison Service Commission.
Chapter
XI
Finance
101. Consolidated
Revenue Fund.
102. Withdrawals
from Consolidated Revenue Fund or other public fund.
103. Authorisation
of expenditure from Consolidated Revenue Fund.
104. Public debt.
105. Comptroller
and Auditor-General.
106. Functions
of Comptroller and Auditor-General.
Chapter
XII
Miscellaneous
Provisions
PART 1
General
107. Ombudsman
and Deputy Ombudsman.
108. Functions
of Ombudsman.
108A. Anti-Corruption
Commission.
109. General
provisions as to Commissions, etc.
110. Tenure
of office of certain persons.
111. Chiefs
and Councils of Chiefs.
111A. Provincial,
district or regional governors.
111B. Effect of
international conventions, etc.
112. Pensions.
PART 2
Interpretation
113. Interpretation.
114. Supplementary
provisions.
SCHEDULE 1:
Oaths and Affirmations.
SCHEDULE 2: Savings
in the event of Public Emergencies.
SCHEDULE 3:
Qualifications for Members of Parliament and Voters.
SCHEDULE 4:
Procedure with regard to Bills and other matters in Parliament.
SCHEDULE 5: [Repealed.]
SCHEDULE 6:
Pensions.
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