ELECTORAL ACT ____________________________________________________________________________________ “electoral province” bears the meaning given to that phrase in section 45B; [Definition inserted by s. 5 of Act No. 6 of 2014] “Electoral Supervisory Commission” … [Definition repealed by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007] “fixed date” means the date fixed in terms of subsection (2) of section one as the date of commencement of this Act; “gender” means the social meaning given to being either female or male in given society; [Definition inserted by s. 2 of Act No. 6 of 2018] “gender equality” means the enjoyment by women and men of socially valued goods, opportunities, resources and rewards; [Definition inserted by s. 2 of Act No. 6 of 2018] “general election” means a general election of the President, Vice-Presidents, members of Parliament and councillors of local authorities; [Definition inserted by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007 and substituted by s. 2 of Act No. 6 of 2018] “illegal practice” means any offence that is stated in Part XX to be an illegal practice; [Definition inserted by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007] “intimidatory practice” means any offence under Part XVIIIA; [Definition inserted by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007] “list of votes marked by the presiding officer” … [Definition repealed by s. 5 of Act No. 6 of 2014] “local authority area” means an area the limits of which have been fixed in terms of the Rural District Councils Act [Chapter 29:13] or the Urban Councils Act [Chapter 29:15] or any other laws substituted for the same; [Definition inserted by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007] “metropolitan council” means one of the councils established by section 269 of the Constitution for the metropolitan provinces of Bulawayo and Harare; [Definition inserted by s. 5 of Act No. 6 of 2014 and substituted by s. 2 of Act No. 6 of 2018]] “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time to time, assign the administration of this Act; “money” includes any pecuniary reward; “monitor” … [Definition repealed by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007] “multiparty liaison committee” has the meaning assigned to that term by section 160A; [Definition inserted by s. 3 of Act No. 3 of 2012] “National Command Centre” means the National Command Centre established in terms of section 37C(1)(a); [Definition inserted by s. 3 of Act No. 3 of 2012] “nomination day”, in relation to— (a) the election of a member of Parliament, other than a Chief, means any day fixed in terms of paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section thirty-eight; (b) an election to the office of President, means the day fixed in terms of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section one hundred and three; “nomination fee” means the sum deposited with the candidate’s nomination paper in terms of section 47 or section 105; [Definition inserted by s. 3 of Act No. 3 of 2012] “nomination officer” means any person appointed by the Commission to receive nominations for candidates for elections to the office of the President or to Parliament or to a council; [Definition inserted by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007] “nomination paper in the prescribed form”, “nomination paper” or “nomination form” means, in reference to— 21