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Political
Parties Finance Act
Cap
2:11 Act No 4/2001
February 04, 2002
Contents
PART
I
Preliminary
1.
Short title
2. Interpretation
1 Short
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This
Act may be cited as the Political Parties (Finance) Act [Chapter 2:11].
2 Interpretation
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In this Act—
"by-election"
means an election for the purpose of filling a casual vacancy in the membership
of Parliament or a local authority;
[Definition amended
by s. 4(a)(i) of the General Laws Amendment Act, 2002, by the insertion
of the words "or a local authority", with effect from 4th
February 2002.]
"candidate"
means a person nominated for election to the office of President or
to Parliament or a local authority, whether standing as a member of
a political party or as an independent;
[Definition amended
by s. 4(a)(ii) of the General Laws Amendment Act, 2002, by the insertion
of the words "or a local authority", with effect from 4th
February 2002.]
"donation",
in relation to—
(a) a political
party or candidate, means any gift of money or property, subscription
or affiliation fees, and money spent otherwise than by a political party
or candidate to meet any expenses incurred by the party or candidate,
and includes a loan, property or service provided to a political party
or candidate otherwise than on commercial terms or below market valuation;
(b) a member of a political party, means any donation described in
paragraph (a) which is made for the purpose of securing the election
of that member to any office in or for any purpose connected with the
activities of that political party;
[Definition
amended in paragraph (b) by s. 4(a)(iii) of the General Laws Amendment
Act, 2002, by the insertion of the word "in" in "office
in or", with effect from 4th February 2002.]
"elected
member of Parliament" means a member of Parliament referred
to in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 38 of
the Constitution;
[Definition amended
by s. 4(a)(iv) of the General Laws Amendment Act, 2002, by the insertion
of the words "paragraph (a) of", with effect from 4th
February 2002.]
"foreign
donation"’ means a donation other than a local donation;
"general election"
means a, general election of members of Parliament held in terms of section 58
of the Constitution:
"local donation" means a donation by—
(a) a permanent
resident or citizen of Zimbabwe domiciled in Zimbabwe; or (b) a company
incorporated in Zimbabwe which carries on business in Zimbabwe; or (c) any
association of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated, consisting
exclusively of permanent residents or citizens of Zimbabwe, domiciled
in Zimbabwe;
"Minister"
means the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs or any
other Minister to whom the President may from time to time assign the
administration of this Act;
"Parliamentary year" means the period beginning on the day
after the last polling day of the most recent general election and ending
on the anniversary of that polling day; or, in any year in which Parliament
is dissolved, ending on the date of such dissolution;
"political party" means an association of persons the primary
object of which is to secure the election of one or more of its members
to a local authority or Parliament.
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