Any person who sits or votes in Parliament knowing or having reasonable grounds for
knowing that he is not entitled to do so shall be liable to a penalty, recoverable by civil
action in a competent court by the Minister responsible for finance, of zw$ 40 for each day
on which he sits or votes.
31 Penalties and fines to be paid into Consolidated Revenue Fund
Any penalty referred to in section thirty or any fine imposed by Parliament for contempt
shall be paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
32 Administrative penalty of imprisonment for contempt, etc
(1) It is declared for the avoidance of doubt that any person adjudged by Parliament to be
guilty of a contempt which is not an act, matter or thing declared in Part V to be an offence
may, in addition to any other penalty to which he or she is liable by virtue of this Act or any
other law, be committed to prison for such period during the current session of Parliament
as Parliament may determine, which period, however, shall terminate —
a) on the adjournment of the next sitting of the House which adjourned first after the
sitting during which person is committed to prison; or
b) on the prorogation or dissolution of Parliament;
whichever is the earlier date.
(2) Parliament shall not have power to impose —
(a) any fee for any contempt; or
(b) any fine for any contempt which is not an act, matter or thing declared in Part V
to be an offence.
(3) Sections twenty-three and twenty-four shall, apply with such changes as may be
necessary, to a warrant of committal to prison issued in pursuance of subsection (1).
33 Control of accounts and appropriations of Parliament
The control of the accounts and expenses of Parliament and of the appropriations of
moneys for the service of Parliament shall be vested in the Speaker, and the receipts of the
Speaker relating to all matters affecting the services of Parliament shall, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in any other law, be valid in all respect.
SCHEDULE (Section 21)
OTHER CONTEMPTS WHICH ARE OFFENCES
1. Wilfully failing or refusing to obey any rule, order or resolution of Parliament.
2. Disobeying any summons issued in terms of section ten.
3. Refusing to be examined before or to answer any lawful and relevant question put by
Parliament or a committee.
4. Prevarication or other misconduct as a witness before Parliament or a committee.
5. Presenting to Parliament or a committee any false, untrue, fabricated or falsified
document or thing with intent to deceive Parliament or the committee.
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